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5 April, 2011

Government consults on ‘a state pension for the 21st century’

Green Paper sets out options for simplifying pension system and the mechanism for setting retirement age

4 April, 2011

Circumstances in which retirement pension deferral does not lead to a deferral reward

New DWP guidance

4 April, 2011

Miscellaneous amendments to social security legislation from April 2011

New DWP guidance

4 April, 2011

Jobseeker’s allowance and work experience

New DWP guidance

4 April, 2011

DWP publishes response to consultation on disability living allowance reform

'Severely disabled people who need extra help and support will always get it' says Minister for Disabled People

4 April, 2011

Changes to ‘limited capability for work’ and ‘limited capability for work related activity’

New DWP guidance

4 April, 2011

Jobcentre staff given sanctions targets ‘to protect the public purse’, according to whistleblower

Employee says that claimants being 'tricked' into failing jobseeking requirements

4 April, 2011

Government’s failure to fully implement Child Poverty Act is unlawful, says CPAG

Warning to Ministers ahead of publication of Child Poverty Strategy tomorrow

1 April, 2011

Almost 300 voluntary sector organisations to be involved in delivering the Work Programme

DWP also announces final list of 18 prime contractors

1 April, 2011

Social security and child support appeal receipts for April 2010-February 2011 up by 25 per cent on last year

New tribunals statistics also show that 55 per cent of 378,300 appeals received concerned employment and support allowance or incapacity benefit

1 April, 2011

Details of flat rate pension to be announced next week

Pension expected to be at least £155 per week from 2015

1 April, 2011

Up-rating of mesotheliomia and pneumoconiosis lump sum payments

New statutory instruments

31 March, 2011

Establishment of the Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme

New statutory instrument

31 March, 2011

Minister for Employment provides further information on implementation of universal credit

Welfare Reform Bill 2011 Committee debate

30 March, 2011

Whether necessary to take into account claimant's ability to repeatedly carry out an activity / need for tribunal to obtain evidence of basis of DLA mobility component award

CE/1992/2010

30 March, 2011

Whether the conditions of entitlement to the 50 plus element involve unjustified discrimination against EU migrant workers

CTC/1180/2009

30 March, 2011

Beliefs about work of out-of-work people

DWP publishes new research dividing people into eight groups based on attitudes and behaviour

30 March, 2011

MPs concerned that vulnerable groups may be disproportionately hit by changes to scope of legal aid

New Justice Committee report suggests alternative ways of saving money, including that DWP pay surcharge for cases caused by poor decision-making

29 March, 2011

Lung cancer and foundry workers

New Industrial Injuries Advisory Council position paper