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20 June, 2011

Access to work-related training

New DWP research report

20 June, 2011

2013 introduction of universal credit threatened by complexity of computer system

Confidential DWP report on views of government IT suppliers leaked to Observer

17 June, 2011

Facilitating the electronic communication and storage of benefit information

New statutory instrument

17 June, 2011

Government confirms plans for new civil penalty for those who negligently give incorrect information on their claim

New measure will also apply where claimant fails to tell the Department quickly about a change in their circumstances

17 June, 2011

DWP auto-increases pension credit ‘non state pension’ income by RPI instead of CPI

Exercises to be launched later this year to identify resultant over and underpayments of benefit

17 June, 2011

Circumstances in which a criminal offence is committed for non-notification of a change of circumstances

[2011] EWHC 1542 (Admin)

16 June, 2011

Welfare Reform Bill receives third reading in the Commons

Reforms will allow the government to start dealing 'once and for all' with the 'welfare dependency' it inherited, says Secretary of State

16 June, 2011

SSAC launches consultation on passported benefits under universal credit

Complexity, cost and work incentives among issues to be considered by independent review

15 June, 2011

Requiring ESA claimants to undertake work-related activity

New DWP guidance

15 June, 2011

Changes introduced by the JSA (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations

New DWP guidance

15 June, 2011

Introduction of personalised WCA summary statements

New DWP guidance

14 June, 2011

Miscellaneous amendments to child support legislation

New statutory instrument

13 June, 2011

7,000 cancer patients will be affected by time limiting of contributory ESA, says Macmillan

Charity also says that making cancer patients wait six months before applying for personal independence payment is 'simply unfair'

13 June, 2011

Government will not do U-turn on benefit capping, says Iain Duncan Smith

Responding to rumours, Secretary of State says that cap will 'restore fairness to the taxpayer'

10 June, 2011

Draft personal independence payment assessment

Disability organisations respond to informal DWP consultation

10 June, 2011

Capability of Jobcentre Plus advisers to identify claimants’ needs

New DWP research report

10 June, 2011

Vital that complex needs of claimants entering Work Programme are assessed accurately

New report from Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion calls for thorough, early assessment as Programme is rolled out nationally