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19 July, 2012

Whether EEA national working 'cash-in-hand' can acquire 'worker' status and consequent right to reside

CE/2190/2011

19 July, 2012

Severely injured troops exempted from personal independence payment assessment

Special measures for those who are assessed for military compensation introduced by Prime Minister

19 July, 2012

Decision makers question just 1 in 40 Atos Healthcare ESA medical assessments

New DWP research report also says that some decision makers felt forced to 'rubber stamp' Atos advice they were not satisfied with

18 July, 2012

Work Programme should be seen as ‘work in progress’, says CBI

New report sets out eight steps needed to ensure that programme fulfils its potential in difficult economic and labour market environment

18 July, 2012

High Court rules government acted unlawfully in production of its child poverty strategy

[2012] EWHC 2579 (Admin)

17 July, 2012

Localising support for council tax

New draft regulations published by the Department for Communities and Local Government

17 July, 2012

Work and Pensions Committee announces inquiry into universal credit implementation

Inquiry will examine the implementation process, proposed entitlement conditions and future operation of the new benefit

17 July, 2012

More than 40 per cent of claimants think that move to monthly payments under universal credit will make it harder to budget

DWP publishes new research findings

17 July, 2012

Changes to the 2006 European Economic Area Regulations in relation to the right to reside and to freedom of movement

Reforms introduced to take account of recent European Court of Justice judgments

17 July, 2012

Welfare-to-work companies should be covered by Freedom of Information Act

Private contractors running what were previously public services need to come within the Act to ensure public scrutiny, says Information Commissioner

16 July, 2012

Benefit cap ‘already a success’, says Work and Pensions Secretary

However, comments based on 'ad hoc' statistics that DWP says have not been subject to validation or quality assurance checks

16 July, 2012

Urgent rethink needed on self-employed rules under universal credit

Draft universal credit regulations present a series of 'severe obstacles' to anyone starting and growing a small business, warns LITRG

13 July, 2012

Government publishes plans for new and radically reshaped child maintenance system

Launch of new Child Maintenance Service will see all existing Child Support Agency cases closed

13 July, 2012

Social fund reform will ensure that people take more responsibility for their finances, rather than building up debt they can ill afford

Current system is complex, over-centralised, poorly targeted and fails those it is meant to help the most, says Work and Pensions Secretary

13 July, 2012

Review of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council recommends its continued existence at arm’s length from government

Exercise confirms ongoing need for independent, impartial scientific advice about the Industrial Injuries scheme

13 July, 2012

Government announces change to Tribunal Service decision notices to provide feedback on standards of DWP decision making

Standardised explanations to be included in cases where Secretary of State's decision has been overturned

13 July, 2012

Disability Benefits Consortium calls on PIP assessment providers to sign up to set of pledges

Essential that funds don’t get wasted on repetitive bureaucracy or avoidable appeals

13 July, 2012

DWP error results in DLA and AA worth £16 million having been overpaid to claimants of pension age

Government will consider making ex gratia payments 'in a small number of cases', says Minister