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28 November, 2005

More than 1/3 million applications caught up in CSA backlog

New official figures

28 November, 2005

Chancellor and Lord Turner hold constructive talks about pensions reform

Pensions Commission report to be published this week

28 November, 2005

Assessed income periods, and the treatment of financial assistance scheme payments

New pension credit guidance

25 November, 2005

Turner pensions reforms will cost less than the current state system

Commission to forecast that public spending on pensions will be higher than the government's projections

25 November, 2005

Staffing problems contributing to poor service delivery in Jobcentre Plus contact centres

DWP evidence to Work and Pensions Select Committee

25 November, 2005

Silica-related renal disease and industrial injuries benefit

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council position paper

25 November, 2005

Government ‘welcomes’ tribunal ruling on Gulf War Syndrome

Minister says that decision confirms view consistently taken by Ministry of Defence

25 November, 2005

Benefit system a barrier to young people making a successful start to adult life

New Social Exclusion Unit report

25 November, 2005

Assessed income periods, and the treatment of financial assistance scheme payments (Northern Ireland

New pension credit regulations

24 November, 2005

Valuation of properties for HB/CTB purposes

New DWP guidance

24 November, 2005

Sporting injuries and industrial injuries benefit

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council position paper

24 November, 2005

Social fund should be expanded to improve access to credit for those on low-incomes

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation research

24 November, 2005

Secretary of State sets out five tests for welfare reform

System must be a floor below which none should be allowed to fall, but should also promote personal responsibility

24 November, 2005

Online claims for Jobcentre Plus administered benefits

New HB guidance

24 November, 2005

Government acknowledges that Jobcentre Plus Customer Management System not as robust as it needs to

Minister says that 'teething problems' have led to unacceptable delays

24 November, 2005

Ethnicity monitoring of HB/CTB claimants

New DWP guidance

24 November, 2005

Civil partnerships and council tax discounts (Scotland)

New statutory instrument

24 November, 2005

Chancellor rules out ‘unaffordable’ pensions reforms

Turner Commission should also not assume that pension credit will continue to rise in line with earnings

23 November, 2005

Benefit reforms improve the social inclusion of people with mental health problems

National Social Inclusion Programme publishes its first annual report