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9 February, 2011

Jobcentre Plus decisions on ESA differing from initial Atos recommendation in 8 - 10 per cent of cases

Minister highlights that DWP decision also based on any additional evidence provided by a claimant's GP or consultant

8 February, 2011

DWP reports on progress with trial migration of claimants to ESA

New guidance issued ahead of national roll out of reassessment exercise from 28 February 2011

8 February, 2011

10 per cent housing benefit cut likely to affect more than 130,000 unemployed households in England

Poor and vulnerable should not be penalised for failing to find work when there aren't enough jobs to go round, says National Housing Federation

8 February, 2011

Voluntary sector advisers to be located in Jobcentre Plus offices as part of new government initiative

Grass roots organisations have the dedication, experience and specialist knowledge to Get Britain working again, says Secretary of State

7 February, 2011

E-mailing claimant information to DWP Debt Management

New HB Guidance

7 February, 2011

Help with NHS costs in Scotland

New statutory instrument

4 February, 2011

Call for evidence on government’s pension reforms

Work and Pensions Committee request ahead of evidence session with Pensions Minister

4 February, 2011

More than half of working DLA claimants would have to stop work if benefit ceased

New Disability Alliance survey also finds that 66 per cent of respondents fear DLA reform will increase exclusion and poverty

3 February, 2011

Hundreds of thousands of Londoners could be missing out on benefits they are entitled to, says Greater London Authority

Mayor of London launches 'Know your rights' benefits take-up campaign

3 February, 2011

Whether tribunal decision notice saying that decision unanimous, when was by majority, was in error of law

CDLA/892/2010

3 February, 2011

Welfare reform agenda does not recognise particular circumstances in Northern Ireland

Social Development Minister says that he will keep making argument so that 'reform that is unworkable is derailed'

3 February, 2011

Ownership of money in account / whether necessary to show existence of trust

CSJSA/411/2009

2 February, 2011

DWP to replace majority of face to face interpreters with telephone service

However, change should not result in a negative or disproportionate impact on any group or individual, according to Equality Impact Assessment

2 February, 2011

Tribunals Service dealing with five-fold increase in number of incapacity benefit and ESA appeals

However the total level of work in hand cannot be described as a backlog, says Justice Minister

2 February, 2011

Government contribution and expenditure limit for discretionary housing payments for 2011/2012

New housing benefit guidance

1 February, 2011

Work and Pensions Committee welcomes DWP commitment to review impact of housing benefit reforms

However, Committee highlights further issues that should be monitored

1 February, 2011

HMRC should set separate targets for collecting and writing off tax credit debt says Public Accounts Committee

Report on HMRC 2009/2010 Accounts highlights that £461m of tax credit debt will be written off

31 January, 2011

60,000 households in Scotland will face severe hardship due to housing benefit reforms

Housing and Communities Minister says that measures 'penalising the very people we should be protecting'

31 January, 2011

Working families with children ‘lose significantly’ under April 2011 benefits and tax reforms

New Institute for Fiscal Studies report also finds that work incentives slightly weakened on average