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14 July, 2009

‘Integrating’ disability benefits into a new system of social care

Government publishes care and support Green Paper

13 July, 2009

Management and administration of contracted employment programmes

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry

10 July, 2009

Overpayment of carer’s allowance / failure to disclose work and earnings

CG/969/2009

10 July, 2009

Supersession / three month qualifying period for higher rate of benefit

CDLA/860/2008

10 July, 2009

Working tax credit four-week run on, and entitlement whilst treated as being engaged in qualifying renumerative work

New statutory instrument

10 July, 2009

Miscellaneous amendments in relation to claims handling and decision making

New DWP guidance

9 July, 2009

Government considering converting attendance allowance and disability living allowance into discretionary social care grants

'Whitehall row' delays publication of green paper

9 July, 2009

Revenue staff begin overtime ban as tax credit renewal deadline approaches

Processing delays likely, says Public and Commercial Services Union

9 July, 2009

Jobcentre Plus needs to do more to promote equality

New report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission following year-long review

8 July, 2009

Composite reworked IB85 report / ‘formulaic endorsement’ of examining medical practitioner’s report

CIB/1248/2009

8 July, 2009

Increasing the lower capital limit for pension credit and pension-age HB/CTB

New statutory instrument

7 July, 2009

Claimant in receipt of JSA / whether local authority could conduct its own HRT

CH/3079/2007

7 July, 2009

DWP exploring how it might make calls to its 0800 telephone numbers free of charge for mobile phone users

DWP 'believes strongly' that calls should be free, says Minister

7 July, 2009

Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland has made 'excellent' progress in achieving its Public Service Agreement targets

Real change being brought about despite the economic downturn, says Minister

6 July, 2009

Treatment of student loans in the assessment of help with NHS costs

New statutory instrument

6 July, 2009

Restricting LHA payments to the level of the claimant’s rent liability

Social Security Advisory Committee launches consultation

6 July, 2009

Lone parent earnings disregard to be increased to £50/week

Measure to be piloted from 2010, announces Secretary of State

6 July, 2009

Local authority powers to investigate and prosecute national benefit offences

New statutory instrument

6 July, 2009

Encouraging benefit claimants to ‘kick-start a saving habit’

Saving Gateway Accounts Act 2009 receives Royal Assent

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