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17 August, 2015

Young jobseeker’s allowance claimants to be sent to three-week ‘boot camp’

Measure to form part of 'no excuses' culture being created by cross-government Earn or Learn Taskforce, says Paymaster General

13 August, 2015

Changes to DWP’s discretionary housing payments guidance manual

New HB guidance

13 August, 2015

Clarification of effective dates for housing benefit

New HB guidance

12 August, 2015

More than 1.75m sanctions applied to jobseeker's allowance claimants since new regime began in October 2012

New DWP statistics also show that almost 67,000 sanctions applied to employment and support allowance claimants under new regime

12 August, 2015

Scottish Government working with DWP to implement changes to universal credit

Powers under Scotland Bill to be used to allow twice monthly payments to claimants and to pay housing element direct to social landlords

12 August, 2015

Cost of raising a child remains high at almost £150,000

New report from CPAG also finds that, although cost will rise less steeply in future years, state support for children will deteriorate sharply

12 August, 2015

Less than 90,000 claimants on universal credit caseload as of 9 July 2015

New DWP statistics also show that almost 175,000 claims have been made since benefit introduced in 2013, with just over 26,000 of those made in last four weeks

12 August, 2015

DWP confirms further details of personal independence payment roll-out

Disability living allowance claimants in a further three postcodes to be invited to claim from 17 August 2015

11 August, 2015

Government considering extending proposed four year residence requirement for tax credits to all British citizens

BBC reports that planned extension, which may mean that those aged under 22 are not eligible, follows warning that limiting requirement to EU migrants would be open to legal challenge

10 August, 2015

UK Statistics Authority calls on DWP to provide more comprehensive analysis of sanction rates for JSA claimants

Recommendations include that Department should publish proportion of claimants sanctioned on yearly basis and ensure that all statements on sanctions are 'objective and impartial'

10 August, 2015

Pensions Minister calls on carers to sign up for carer’s credits

Baroness Altmann highlights that only 5 per cent of the 200,000 people who are eligible are currently receiving the national insurance credits

6 August, 2015

16.7 per cent of jobseekers sanctioned in year up to April 2014

Guardian's yearly estimate is in contrast to DWP statistics showing monthly figure of 6 per cent

6 August, 2015

More than 62,000 households have had their housing benefit capped since April 2013

New DWP statistics also show that, of those who are no longer subject to the cap, 41 per cent are exempt due to a working tax credit claim

5 August, 2015

Introduction of universal credit waiting days from 3 August 2015

New DWP guidance

5 August, 2015

Further roll-out of universal credit between September 2015 and April 2016

New DWP guidance

4 August, 2015

Sharing of data on universal credit claimants with local authorities for council tax support purposes

DWP update on plans to migrate from manual to automated processes

4 August, 2015

Landlords convicted of illegally evicting a tenant could be required to repay equivalent of 12 months' housing benefit

Proposal contained in new DCLG consultation paper designed to tackle 'rogue landlords'

3 August, 2015

IIAC rejects call for prescription of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in woodworkers

Relationship between COPD and work with wood dusts is 'limited, of variable quality and inconsistent in its findings'

31 July, 2015

New definition of ‘service user’ in the Computation of Earnings regulations

New DWP guidance