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9 May, 2014

Improvements being made to the service for PIP claimants, says DWP

New edition of Touchbase outlines changes being made to customer information

9 May, 2014

IIAC decides against recommending that hepatitis E infections be added to list of prescribed diseases

Council says that while evidence is currently insufficient to list hepatitis E as an occupationally acquired infection, the topic will be kept under review

9 May, 2014

Number of people in work and claiming housing benefit up by 59 per cent

Extra claims estimated to cost £4.8 billion, according to figures from the House of Commons Library

9 May, 2014

Select Committee expresses 'considerable concern' over government proposal to grant HMRC new debt recovery powers

Power to recover tax and tax credit debts directly from debtors’ bank and building society accounts needs 'further and extensive examination', say MPs

9 May, 2014

Welsh Assembly passes motion calling for abolition of the bedroom tax

Motion agreed with 32 votes for and 16 votes against

8 May, 2014

IIAC recommends that Dupuytren’s contracture due to hand-transmitted vibration be added to list of industrial injuries prescribed diseases

New report concludes that, given sufficient exposure to hand-held vibrating tools, risks of disease and contracture can be more than doubled

8 May, 2014

Terminal cancers and industrial injuries disablement benefit

Recommendations in IIAC Command Paper include extension of list of 'priority' diseases and routine three year reassessment of 100 per cent awards on basis of terminal illness

8 May, 2014

Scottish local authorities encouraged to make sure there are no ‘unnecessary barriers’ to DHP claims

Deputy First Minister also confirms that she will meet with Scotland Office Minister to ensure current cap on DHP spending is removed 'as soon as possible'

8 May, 2014

More than 42,000 households have benefit capped in period between introduction and March 2014

New figures also show that over 14,500 households have moved off cap, with 39 per cent of those exempt due to working tax credit claim

7 May, 2014

78 per cent of local authority housing benefit subsidy claims are qualified by auditors

New housing benefit circular details the responsibility of local authorities to improve the standard of their subsidy claims

7 May, 2014

Tribunals providing summary of reasons for decision in all ESA and PIP cases from March 2014

Minister of State for Justice also tells parliament that process expected to be extended to 'many other forms of appeal in the social security system' this year

6 May, 2014

Esther McVey confirms that universal credit claimants can be mandated to apply for zero hours contracts

Letter to Sheila Gilmore MP outlines change from position under jobseeker's allowance

2 May, 2014

UK government offers to transfer power to Scotland to set cap on discretionary housing payments

If approved, power will enable the Scottish government and local authorities to decide how to allocate their money

2 May, 2014

Seven in ten not ready for an online benefits system

New research from the National Housing Federation also finds that nine out of ten social tenants would prefer to have benefit paid direct to the landlord

1 May, 2014

Increase in numbers using food banks is a result of supply not demand, says DWP's work services director

'Supply-led growth will continue over the years ahead, whatever the path of welfare policies'

1 May, 2014

Liberty granted permission to bring bedroom tax judicial review

Challenge being brought on grounds that impact on separated families with shared custody of children is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights

1 May, 2014

Help with NHS costs in Scotland

New statutory instrument

1 May, 2014

Suggestion that Jobcentre Plus is operating a sanctions quota is 'absolute nonsense', says DWP's work services director

'Chances of a person being sanctioned are going up simply because the number of interactions with people is going up'

30 April, 2014

Bill exempting tenants with safe and sanctuary rooms from bedroom tax introduced to House of Commons

Private Member's Bill expected to receive second reading on 6 June 2014