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10 December, 2014

More than 60 per cent of ESA claimants sanctioned between January and March 2014 had mental health problems

Figures included in DWP response to freedom of information request also include that number of ESA sanctions doubled between January and March

10 December, 2014

Treatment of members of limited liability partnership as employed earners for social security purposes

New statutory instrument

10 December, 2014

Statutory shared parental pay for people adopting from overseas

New statutory instrument

9 December, 2014

Government sets out its plans for support for childcare costs under universal credit

New report also outlines how support for childcare under universal credit will interact with tax-free childcare

9 December, 2014

Iain Duncan Smith announces new measures to highlight availability of short term benefit advances and interim payments

Responding to yesterday's report on the rise in use of food banks, Secretary of State also agrees to consider changes to avoid sanctioned claimants' housing benefit being automatically cancelled

9 December, 2014

More than 900,000 jobseeker’s allowance sanctions applied between April 2013 and March 2014

New DWP figures, published in response to freedom of information request, also show that more than half of those sanctioned were aged under 30

9 December, 2014

DWP publishes list of local authorities and jobcentres that will begin national expansion of universal credit

First tranche to accept new claims from single jobseekers between February and April 2015

9 December, 2014

Payment of class 3A national insurance contributions

New statutory instrument

8 December, 2014

MPs and church leaders call for wide ranging benefit reforms to address the 'simple but devastating fact that hunger stalks this country'

Report from all All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry makes recommendations in light of finding that benefit problems are single largest cause of referrals to food banks

8 December, 2014

SSAC launches consultation on proposal to close ESA repeat claims ‘loophole’

Committee seeks views on unintended adverse effects and whether there may be better way to close 'loophole' whilst continuing to protect vulnerable claimants

8 December, 2014

Shared parental pay for parents having child with help of a surrogate

New statutory instrument

4 December, 2014

Benefit uprating 2015/2016

New rates now available

4 December, 2014

Autumn Statement 2014 reaction

Advice and policy organisations respond to Chancellor's welfare benefit related announcements

4 December, 2014

Welfare reform is leaving families and communities in real crisis

New report from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations recommends that new devolved powers must be used to 'do something quite different'

3 December, 2014

Welfare benefit related highlights in today’s Autumn Statement 2014

Chancellor confirms that the 'surplus earnings' rule will be brought in for universal credit and announces further restrictions on benefits for EEA migrants

3 December, 2014

There remains 'considerable uncertainly' about the delivery of universal credit, says Office for Budget Responsibility

New report highlights 'recent history of optimism bias' and says that it would be 'premature to assume' that digital IT solution will be ready for revised timetable

3 December, 2014

Tax credit, child benefit and guardian’s allowance uprating 2015/2016

New rates now available

2 December, 2014

DWP provides update on data matching exercise between HMRC's Real Time Information and housing benefit departments

New edition of HB Direct confirms that three tranches of referrals have been issued to local authorities and that details of savings will be published early next year

2 December, 2014

Government to introduce earnings threshold for passported benefits under universal credit

New system will 'ensure the benefits continue to be targeted at those who need them most', says Minister for Disabled People