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26 March, 2012

Jobseeker’s allowance claimants who have been the victim of domestic violence

New statutory instrument

26 March, 2012

DWP writes to lone parents on income support with youngest child aged five or over

Letters to inform claimants that they will need to move to jobseeker’s allowance where they will receive 'extra help to return to the workplace'

23 March, 2012

Scottish GP’s vote to end the work capability assessment

Doctors at annual conference in Scotland call for 'a more vigorous and safe system that does not cause avoidable harm to some of the weakest and most vulnerable in society'

23 March, 2012

Welfare reform in Scotland

Scottish Parliament introduces enabling Bill following refusal of legislative consent for Welfare Reform Act 2012

23 March, 2012

Child benefit restriction announced in Budget 2012 will lead to 500,000 more tax self-assessments

Warning that new system will replicate tax credit problems with claimants having to repay benefit more than a year after it is received

22 March, 2012

Budget 2012 reaction

Advice organisations respond to government's benefit and tax credit proposals

22 March, 2012

Entitlement to income support for lone parents with youngest child under age of five

New statutory instrument

22 March, 2012

Housing benefit and council tax performance support and inspections in 2012/2013

New HB guidance

22 March, 2012

Benefit uprating in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

22 March, 2012

Miscellaneous amendments to social security legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

22 March, 2012

Industrial injuries benefit and child additions in in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

21 March, 2012

Welfare benefit related highlights in Budget 2012

If current departmental spending is to be maintained, welfare bill will have to be cut by further £10bn by 2016, says Chancellor

21 March, 2012

Whether tribunal entitled to find claimant unreliable but use parts of his evidence / regulation 27 (b) - whether tribunal able to look at work situation forward from date of decision

CSIB/580/2011

21 March, 2012

Tribunal’s reasons for preferring assessing doctor’s evidence to that of GP

CE/725/2011

20 March, 2012

Whether tribunal acted correctly in going out to test distance between claimant's home and supermarket

CSE/555/2011

20 March, 2012

Whether claimant who was said to have acted unreasonably in giving away flat had done so with purpose of obtaining benefit

CH/1752/2011

20 March, 2012

First Welfare Reform Act 2012 commencement order

New statutory instrument brings into force provisions including time limiting of contributory employment and support allowance and change to lone parent income support entitlement