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27 October, 2009

Reporting changes in circumstances via local Post Office branches

DWP reports on successful trial of 'Validate' service

27 October, 2009

Changes to the treatment of expenses paid to 'service users' and other amendments to the Computation of Earnings Regulations

New DWP guidance

27 October, 2009

Sanctions in relation to participation in the Flexible New Deal

New DWP guidance

27 October, 2009

Retirement pension claims made by transsexual claimants

New DWP guidance

27 October, 2009

Recent miscellaneous amendments to means tested benefits

New DWP guidance

27 October, 2009

Increasing the lower capital limit for pension credit and pension-age HB/CTB

New DWP guidance

26 October, 2009

Service of council tax notices and information by electronic communication

New Welsh statutory instrument

26 October, 2009

Government failing single parents as 68,000 more moved to JSA

Back-up support just isn't there, says Gingerbread

26 October, 2009

DWP access to information from the National Identity Register without a person’s consent

New statutory instrument

23 October, 2009

Closer working needed between the Revenue and the DWP as older people overpay £250 million in tax

New report from the National Audit Office

23 October, 2009

HB departments reminded that electronic claims made outside a 'Chief Executive's Direction' are not legally valid

New DWP guidance

23 October, 2009

Revenue calls for employers to be flexible on self-certification for SSP purposes

Action needed to reduce burden on GPs during swine flu pandemic

23 October, 2009

New Social Fund Commissioner for Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Government announcement

22 October, 2009

Health Secretary rules out integrating DLA into new social care system

However future of attendance allowance remains uncertain

22 October, 2009

CPAG welcomes Conservative Party proposals for LHA reform

Claimants should have the freedom to have their benefit paid direct to their landlord, says Shadow Housing Minister

21 October, 2009

Impact of the postal strike on payment of benefits

Advance cheque payments made for only two benefits, DWP advises

21 October, 2009

One-off payment for pensioners who lose out as a result of changes to capital rules

Compensation of £40 to be paid regardless of the actual level of loss

20 October, 2009

Prescription of ischaemic heart disease as a result of ionising radiation for industrial injuries benefit purposes

New report from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council