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18 February, 2011

Change to uprating benefits by the Consumer Prices Index is to be permanent

New rules, that will lead to 'significant savings', will 'stand the test of time', says Work and Pensions Minister

18 February, 2011

Local support to replace community care grants and crisis loans

Government launches call for evidence on devolving delivery of assistance to local authorities

18 February, 2011

Healthy Start Scheme changes

New statutory instruments

18 February, 2011

Transfer of benefit debt to private sector debt recovery agencies

DWP publishes results of equality impact assessment

17 February, 2011

Government outlines biggest change to the welfare system for more than 60 years

Measures included in the Welfare Reform Bill 2011 include the introduction of universal credit, replacement of disability living allowance and abolition of the discretionary social fund

16 February, 2011

Work programme likely to help fewer people than current employment programmes

In addition, system may not be financially viable for many potential providers, reports BBC

15 February, 2011

Government sets out transitional arrangements ahead of introduction of the Work Programme

Minister responds to Work and Pensions Committee's 'urgent concerns'

15 February, 2011

Implementation of the tax credit ID Authentication Service

HMRC launches equality impact assessment consultation

15 February, 2011

Review of the first two years of the local housing allowance

DWP reports 'fairly mixed picture overall'

14 February, 2011

Legal aid reforms likely to have devastating impact on the sustainability of advice providers

Lasa responds to government consultation on removing welfare benefits and other areas of social welfare law from scope of civil legal aid

11 February, 2011

Substantial proportion of claimants have the capacity to return to work if they receive the right help to do so, says DWP

Work and Pensions Minister welcomes findings from incapacity benefit reassessment programme taking place in Burnley and Aberdeen

11 February, 2011

Families could lose more than £2,700 a year in benefits in run up to introduction of Universal Credit

Government cannot allow short-term cost cutting to undermine long-term welfare reform, warns TUC

10 February, 2011

Assessment of limited capability for work and limited capability for work-related activity

New regulations introduce revised work capability assessment from March 2011

10 February, 2011

Number of children benefiting from maintenance payments increases by 50 per cent over last five years

Performance gains continue to be sustained, according to new Child Support Agency statistics

10 February, 2011

Work-focused interviews and the increase in state pension age for women

New regulations in Northern Ireland

10 February, 2011

Work commences as part of ongoing review of the work capability assessment

DWP publishes high-level timeline for year two following publication of Harrington review in November 2010

9 February, 2011

Labour will support ‘radical welfare reform that works’

But you can’t have welfare to work without work, says Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary

9 February, 2011

Welfare Reform Bill ‘imminent’, says Secretary of State

Iain Duncan Smith tells Work and Pensions Committee that Bill 'pretty well ready'

9 February, 2011

Work and Pensions Committee seeks Minister’s response to Work Programme concerns

Committee chair highlights potential gap in provision between termination of existing programmes and launch of the Work Programme