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14 September, 2015

Owen Smith appointed as shadow Work and Pensions Secretary

Former shadow Secretary of State for Wales to take up new role in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet

14 September, 2015

Work and Pensions Committee publishes government’s response to report on improving Access to Work

Response highlights difficulty with publishing cost-benefit analysis of Access to Work expenditure as a basis for putting forward a case for additional funding

14 September, 2015

Scottish Government to oppose changes to definition of child poverty

Social Justice Secretary says that Scotland will withdraw from Social Mobility Commission and seek to be excluded from duties under revised Child Poverty Act 2010

11 September, 2015

Industrial injuries benefit and prescription of lung and bladder cancer as a result of diesel exhaust emissions

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council review concludes that threshold for prescription has not been reached

11 September, 2015

Increasing number of people of working age in Wales are in poverty, reports the New Policy Institute

In addition, new analysis concludes that welfare changes in the Summer Budget threaten to undermine progress for children

11 September, 2015

Lack of a presenting officer does not prevent a tribunal from exercising its inquisitorial duty

CPC/4097/2014

10 September, 2015

National Living Wage will only compensate for 26 per cent of losses due to proposed tax credit and benefit changes

New briefing note from the Institute for Fiscal Studies advises that, for those in decile 2, the compensation will be as low as 7 per cent

10 September, 2015

Waiting period to qualify for housing costs to be increased to 39 weeks

New statutory instrument

10 September, 2015

Changes to work allowances in universal credit

New statutory instrument

10 September, 2015

4,800 ESA claimants in the work-related activity group have a progressive condition

New DWP statistics show that, of these, 25 per cent have multiple sclerosis

10 September, 2015

Personal independence payment appeals now account for more than a third of all social security and child support appeals

Increase accounts for over 80 per cent of the overall increase in social security and child support receipts over the past year, according to new Ministry of Justice statistics

10 September, 2015

75 per cent of ESA claims started between October 2014 and December 2014 were successful

New DWP statistics show that, of those, 62 per cent of claimants were placed in the support group

10 September, 2015

SSAC expresses concern at lack of evidence to support government’s plans to cut tax credits

Committee says that it is 'hampered in its role' of scrutinising proposed changes where explanatory material and evidence is scant

10 September, 2015

Four-year housing benefit freeze will result in more than 300,000 low income families facing a shortfall

New research by Shelter predicts that 80 per cent of claimants in working households in England will be affected

9 September, 2015

Westminster prepared to legislate directly on welfare reform in Northern Ireland - but only as a 'last resort'

Stormont House agreement is the best option but it must be implemented in full, says Secretary of State

9 September, 2015

Value of identified housing benefit overpayments up by 22 per cent in 2014/2015 compared to previous year

New DWP statistics also show that approximately 6 per cent of fraud referrals resulted in a successful prosecution or accepted administrative penalty

9 September, 2015

Welfare Reform and Work Bill is 'compatible with European Convention on Human Rights', according to DWP

Government sets out its justification in memorandum to the Joint Committee on Human Rights

8 September, 2015

SSAC raises concerns about lack of analysis to support proposed abolition of work allowances for specific claimants within universal credit

Additionally Committee urges the government to collect more data before bringing forward further secondary legislation in relation to support for mortgage interest

7 September, 2015

Families on out-of-work benefits will only have half of income needed for acceptable living standard by 2020, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

New analysis of changes introduced by 2015 Summer Budget also finds that most working families will be net losers with single parents worst affected