29 September, 2014
29 September, 2014
Prime Minister and Chancellor say that, if elected in 2015, they would reduce benefit cap, cut benefits - including housing benefit - for young people and freeze working age benefits for two years
26 September, 2014
According to the DWP, scheme has helped more than 15,000 unemployed people in Wales find ‘lasting work’
26 September, 2014
New DWP guidance to local authorities
26 September, 2014
According to the former head of civil service, the prevailing 'culture of good news' in the DWP has prevented this being recognised
26 September, 2014
New DWP guidance
25 September, 2014
25 September, 2014
New research by the New Policy Institute also finds that the collection rate in England has fallen for only the second time since council tax was introduced 20 years ago
25 September, 2014
New statistics also show that there was a total of 149 welfare benefits legal help matters started and civil representation certificates granted in that period
24 September, 2014
Motion defeated by 54 to 36 as Northern Ireland Executive fined £87m for failure to pass Welfare Reform Bill
23 September, 2014
New statutory rule introduces increase from 27 October 2014
23 September, 2014
New DWP guidance to local authorities on initiative that will target around 223,000 housing benefit cases between October 2014 and February 2015
22 September, 2014
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary also tells party conference that Labour will deliver real reform of work capability assessment, with disabled people given 'clear rights and a real say'
22 September, 2014
Today's speech to party conference outlines measures including cap on increase in child benefit to one per cent for two years and further restrictions on benefits for people from abroad
19 September, 2014
DWP launches consultation on draft regulations
19 September, 2014
New housing benefit guidance
19 September, 2014
New DWP guidance
19 September, 2014
New HB guidance also advises that higher permitted work disregard to increase from 1 October 2014 due to rise in national minimum wage
19 September, 2014
However, new DWP statistics show that, of these, only half became sustained job outcomes
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