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17 August, 2011

Number of unemployed people rises by 38,000 over three months to June 2011

New government statistics also show highest number of unemployed women since 1988

17 August, 2011

Government issues call for evidence as part of Social Mobility and Child Poverty review

Cabinet Office also announces appointment of Alan Milburn as Independent Reviewer of Social Mobility and Child Poverty

16 August, 2011

Work Programme to be extended to ex-offenders from March 2012

Deputy Prime Minister says that programme providers will meet people 'at the prison gates'

16 August, 2011

DWP to write to claimants about time limiting of contribution based ESA from Spring 2012

Letters to advise that, for those in work related activity group who have already received 12 months contribution based ESA, benefit will cease at once

15 August, 2011

Tribunal's decision to go ahead with hearing in claimant's absence / whether overpayment decision properly made

CIS/2568/2010

15 August, 2011

Claimants with non-custodial sentences could lose benefits, according to Iain Duncan Smith

Secretary of State tells BBC that individuals who get 'swept up' in criminal behaviour should 'bear the consequences'

15 August, 2011

General Medical Council investigates 12 Atos Healthcare doctors over allegations of improper conduct

Majority of allegations understood to relate to treatment of claimants during work capability assessment

12 August, 2011

Human rights / income support for mother educating children at home / whether Upper Tribunal able to consider argument not raised before First-tier Tribunal

CIS/2274/2009

11 August, 2011

Whether mental health descriptors need to stem from mental disablement / interpretation of continence descriptor

CE/1222/2010

11 August, 2011

Right to withdraw appeal / effect of hearing adjournment

CDLA/1780/2010

11 August, 2011

Enhanced jobseeker’s allowance provision for claimants over the age of 50

New DWP research report

10 August, 2011

Right to reside as carer of child in education / at what stage education begins

CIS/0097/2008

10 August, 2011

Supersession of award decisions during period of overpayment / findings of fact on cohabitation

CIS/2429/2010

9 August, 2011

Number of disability living allowance claimants up by 29 per cent in last eight years

New DWP statistics also show 'particularly notable' increase in younger claimants

8 August, 2011

Overpayment / effect of Northern Ireland Court of Appeal decision in Hamilton

CIS/2694/2009

5 August, 2011

DWP consults on impact of proposed Jobcentre closures

Rationalisation designed to help Department meet efficiency challenges in the 2010 Spending Review

4 August, 2011

Treasury Committee highlights ‘serious dissatisfaction’ with HMRC

Problem has been building for some years now, say MPs in report on Revenue administration and effectivenes