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30 October, 2006

DWP needs to take urgent action to ensure proper access to the social fund

Social Fund Commissioner's Annual Report 2005/2006

30 October, 2006

‘Radical simplification’ of the additional state pension under consideration

Government proposes flat-rate top-up

27 October, 2006

Tax credit claimants received more than £3/4 million in compensation last year

But system is now stable, flexible and responsive, says Paymaster General

27 October, 2006

Improving DWP decision-making and evidence gathering processes

New supervisory body for tribunals should be given greater role, says Citizens Advice

27 October, 2006

Healthy Start Scheme to be rolled out across Great Britain

New statutory instrument

27 October, 2006

Disregarding payments made under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme

New statutory instrument

26 October, 2006

£13 billion of welfare benefits and tax credits going unclaimed

Government will fail to meet poverty targets if it continues to rely on means testing, says CPAG

26 October, 2006

Working age cases to be targeted in effort to reduce housing benefit fraud and error

New DWP guidance

26 October, 2006

Unemployed people convicted of crimes should receive tougher sentences than those with full-time job

Impact is clearly much heavier on someone who is already busy, says chair of the Commons Home Affairs Committee

26 October, 2006

Replacement of the Welfare Food Scheme in Wales

New statutory instrument

26 October, 2006

Replacement of the Welfare Food Scheme in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

26 October, 2006

Help with NHS costs for students in Wales

New statutory instrument

26 October, 2006

CSA should have been abolished much earlier, says DWP Permanent Secretary

Attempts to address the Agency's problems were 'probably at the edge of being undoable'

26 October, 2006

Consolidation of existing housing benefit legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

26 October, 2006

Asbestos related diseases and the compensation recovery scheme

Government announcement

25 October, 2006

Consultation and co-ordination between the Secretary of State and the Social Security Minister in No

New statutory instrument

24 October, 2006

Nationals of new EU accession states to face restrictions on access to UK labour market

Government announces controls despite success of the Workers Registration Scheme in limiting rights to work and benefits

24 October, 2006

Level of tax credit fraud and error is a ‘matter of shame’

Commons Public Accounts Committee criticises Revenue performance

24 October, 2006

Housing benefit reform

Government publishes draft regulations