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3 August, 2011

Benefit sanctions in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

3 August, 2011

Replacing council tax benefit in England with ‘localised support’

Government consults on new system of discounts to be launched in April 2013

3 August, 2011

Widening access to training and work experience

New statutory instrument and DWP guidance

2 August, 2011

DWP announces £4m funding for schemes to ‘assist with the transition during housing benefit reform’

Projects will play a key role in restoring fairness to the system, says Lord Freud

2 August, 2011

Whether DWP's refusal to award a funeral expenses payment to a prisoner who was not in receipt of means tested benefits was discriminatory

[2011] EWCA Civ 907

1 August, 2011

rightsnet wins major Nominet internet award

Lasa's work acknowledged in British Library's 'Opening the world of knowledge' category

29 July, 2011

Approved countries and territories for gender recognition purposes

New DWP guidance

28 July, 2011

IPPR suggests introduction of ‘national salary insurance’

Proposal to provide higher level of support to those who lose their job, but require it to be repaid when they return to work

28 July, 2011

Chair of Work and Pensions Committee writes to Employment Minister to express 'serious concern' about media misrepresentation of benefit statistics

Dame Anne Begg says that government must take 'every possible step to counter ongoing negative portrayal'

27 July, 2011

Government publishes summary of responses to consultation on state pension reform

Responses show broad agreement with proposal for single-tier pension

27 July, 2011

DWP issues tender for claimant data services

Information to contribute to creation of joint DWP and HMRC 'fraud and error hub'

27 July, 2011

Views and subsequent experiences of people whose employment and support allowance claims were unsuccessful

New DWP research includes findings that some claims were closed because people not able to deal with process and that not everyone who disagreed with decision appealed

26 July, 2011

Whether claimant made tax credit ‘declaration’ / whether tribunal had jurisdiction to hear appeal

CTC/1023/2010

26 July, 2011

63 per cent of completed WCA assessments find claimant ‘fit for work’

New statistics also show that 37 per cent of those found fit for work have had appeal heard by tribunal and that 39 per cent of those appeals successful

26 July, 2011

Incapacity benefit reassessment process causing fear and anxiety amongst vulnerable people, say MPs

New Work and Pensions Committee report also says that failings in Atos Healthcare service have 'contributed significantly' to claimant mistrust

25 July, 2011

National statistics review of child benefit statistics

HMRC launches survey to evaluate whether changes needed to publications

25 July, 2011

Assessment of GP's evidence / whether tribunal correct to treat GP evidence as in conflict with EMP report

CDLA/2701/2010

22 July, 2011

Whether claimant living in another EU country entitled to incapacity benefit in youth

C-503/09