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12 March, 2020

More than 100,000 council tax support claimants in London have had their debts referred to bailiffs for enforcement since 2013

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12 March, 2020

HMCTS continues to reduce backlog of social security appeals as number of cases outstanding falls by almost a quarter compared to same point in previous year

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12 March, 2020

Transfer of functions to the Scottish Ministers in order to exercise powers to create a new Job Grant for young people

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12 March, 2020

Miscellaneous amendments to the Healthy Start and Welfare Food schemes

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11 March, 2020 Open access

Chancellor announces ‘temporary, timely and targeted’ welfare reforms to support individuals affected by the coronavirus outbreak

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11 March, 2020

Maximum rate for deductions from universal credit to be reduced to 25 per cent from October 2021

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11 March, 2020

Rethink Mental Illness launches campaign calling for an independent inquiry into welfare-related deaths

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11 March, 2020

Scottish Social Security Committee finds DWP’s lack of benefits take-up strategy ‘deeply alarming’ as billions of pounds goes unclaimed

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11 March, 2020

Uprating of pneumoconiosis lump sum payments 2020/2021

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11 March, 2020

Uprating of mesothelioma lump sum payments from April 2020

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11 March, 2020

Revaluation of earnings factors for the calculation of an additional state pension in Northern Ireland

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10 March, 2020

DWP practice of offering lower value awards to some PIP and ESA claimants awaiting appeals ‘is not something that should be happening’

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More than 100,000 council tax support claimants in London have had their debts referred to bailiffs for enforcement since 2013

HMCTS continues to reduce backlog of social security appeals as number of cases outstanding falls by almost a quarter compared to same point in previous year

Employment Tribunal receipts, disposals and outstanding caseload have all increased by a fifth or more compared to same period in previous year

Transfer of functions to the Scottish Ministers in order to exercise powers to create a new Job Grant for young people

Miscellaneous amendments to the Healthy Start and Welfare Food schemes

Two thirds of those presenting as homeless in Northern Ireland granted Full Duty Applicant status and accepted as statutorily homeless

Chancellor announces ‘temporary, timely and targeted’ welfare reforms to support individuals affected by the coronavirus outbreak

Maximum rate for deductions from universal credit to be reduced to 25 per cent from October 2021

Government confirms plans for new entitlement to neonatal leave and pay, and to consult on a new ‘in-work entitlement’ for employees with unpaid caring responsibilities

Government announces new funding to tackle rough sleeping, and to remove unsafe cladding from residential buildings

Additional £12.5 million to be invested in HMRC to help it to prepare for breathing space

Rethink Mental Illness launches campaign calling for an independent inquiry into welfare-related deaths

Scottish Social Security Committee finds DWP’s lack of benefits take-up strategy ‘deeply alarming’ as billions of pounds goes unclaimed

Intention and ambition of Homelessness Reduction Act is being constrained by housing market, welfare system and funding

Freeholders and developers of leasehold properties that refuse to reduce ‘onerous and escalating’ ground rents should be forced to do so

Uprating of pneumoconiosis lump sum payments 2020/2021

Uprating of mesothelioma lump sum payments from April 2020

Revaluation of earnings factors for the calculation of an additional state pension in Northern Ireland

DWP practice of offering lower value awards to some PIP and ESA claimants awaiting appeals ‘is not something that should be happening’