Welfare rights news

8 June, 2007

Back to work help should be contracted out on ‘no win, no fee’ basis

Shadow Chancellor calls for payment by results and measures to avoid 'cherry picking' of the easiest cases

7 June, 2007

Resolving DLA/AA appeals without resorting to a full hearing

Tribunals Service announces plan to pilot 'proportionate dispute resolution'

7 June, 2007

Freud welfare to work proposals attract further criticism

Advice organisations and the TUC respond to government-commissioned report

6 June, 2007

Government publishes Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

New legislation will puts the needs of children first, says Secretary of State

5 June, 2007

Revenue and DWP need to do more to meet the needs of low-income pensioners

New report from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

5 June, 2007

Lessons to be learnt from DWP’s successful delivery of IT projects

New report from the Public Accounts Committee

1 June, 2007

Managing the relationship between HB departments and the Tribunals Service

DWP issues local authorities with new Service Level Agreement

31 May, 2007

Carers’ benefits are not fit for purpose and need radical overhaul

New Carers UK report on the long term financial impact of caring

31 May, 2007

Benefit backdating for refugees to end next month

Current arrangements to be replaced by new integration loan scheme

30 May, 2007

Housing benefit payment options & rollout of the local housing allowance

New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

30 May, 2007

Government to introduce ‘Appeals Direct’ for council tax

Reform will enable appeals to be made directly to a valuation tribunal

30 May, 2007

Freud report over-reliant on ‘work first’ approach

Child Poverty Action Group expresses 'serious concerns'

29 May, 2007

Review of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

DWP to explore whether function still required

29 May, 2007

Jobcentre Plus launches national 0800 number

New service follows positive feedback from successful pilot

29 May, 2007

Actioning a claim before allocation of a NI number

New HB guidance

25 May, 2007

New Deal for Disabled People

DWP publishes three new research reports

25 May, 2007

Impact on means tested benefits of changes to the remuneration of councillors

New DSDNI guidance

25 May, 2007

Freud welfare to work recommendations lack evidential basis and developed argument

Government needs to do much more to flesh out report's thinking, says Social Security Advisory Committee

25 May, 2007

Calculation of earnings from provision of board and lodging accommodation

New DWP guidance