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11 November, 2011

People increasingly using food banks when benefit payment delayed

Trussell Trust says that it expects to feed 100,000 people this year

10 November, 2011

Marginal deduction rates under universal credit will decrease for 1.2m households

However, revised equality impact assessment also shows that rates will increase for 2.1m individuals

10 November, 2011

Ownership of property in Ireland

CH/199/2011

9 November, 2011

Risk based verification of housing benefit and council tax benefit claims

New HB guidance on voluntary extension of scheme to local authorities from April 2012

9 November, 2011

Work Programme providers should not approach voluntary organisations without entering into agreement, says Minister for Employment

Response to concerns that providers making referrals without consent or payment

9 November, 2011

Government considering compulsory community work for long term unemployed

'No one should expect to be able to sit at at home doing nothing', says Minister for Employment

8 November, 2011

Reforms to incapacity benefits will push almost 600,000 people ‘out of benefits system entirely’

New research from Sheffield Hallam University also finds that financial hardship will become more acute, particularly in older industrial areas of the North, Scotland and Wales

7 November, 2011

Government contribution and overall expenditure limit of discretionary housing payments in each local authority

New HB guidance

7 November, 2011

Uprating of category B pension paid to widow resident abroad

CP/3638/2006

7 November, 2011

Whether child tax credit exportable within EU where claimant in receipt of state retirement pension

CTC/2520/2010

7 November, 2011

Tribunal duty to consider holding oral hearing of appeal

CE/330/2011

4 November, 2011

DWP announces ‘positive action’ to improve WCA

New measures include that decision makers are to ring claimants to make sure they have all available evidence before making unfavourable decision

4 November, 2011

DWP announces new Benefit Integrity Centres

Latest issue of Touchbase magazine says that centres have 'specific aim' of making sure claimants are receiving correct amount of money

4 November, 2011

DWP awarded £46m from government contingencies fund for universal credit IT

Iain Duncan Smith says that advance will be repaid from £80m approved for new service after Welfare Reform Bill receives Royal Assent

4 November, 2011

Housing element of pension credit under universal credit regime

Lord Freud sets out details of new system, including introduction of capital limit for both pension credit and the housing credit element

4 November, 2011

Work-focused interviews for lone parents and partners

New DWP guidance

4 November, 2011

Miscellaneous amendments to social security legislation

New DWP guidance

3 November, 2011

Pensions Bill receives Royal Assent

New Act provides for increase in state pension age to 66 by 2020

3 November, 2011

George Osborne considering alternatives to benefit uprating in line with CPI figure

Treasury reported to be working up range of options that include an increase in line with earnings, or freezing some payments