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16 July, 2015

Foster carer not entitled to IS during periods when child not ‘placed’ with her

CIS/3545/2014

16 July, 2015

Changes to what is ‘approved training’ for child benefit purposes

New statutory instrument

15 July, 2015

More than 2 million children are living in an 'out-of-work benefit household', according to new official statistics

However, government says that since May 2010 the overall trend in the total number of children in out-of-work benefit households has decreased

15 July, 2015

Less than 150,000 universal credit claims have been made since introduction of benefit in 2013

New government statistics also highlight that there were approximately 75,000 live claims as of 11 June 2015

15 July, 2015

Phasing out of pension credit assessed income periods

New regulations also provide for limiting of savings credit for certain mixed-age couples

15 July, 2015

Government publishes new National Insurance Contributions (Rate Ceilings) Bill

Bill includes measures to limit increases in national insurance contributions and the Upper Earnings Limit for the duration of this Parliament

14 July, 2015

Universal credit staff to strike on 20 and 21 July over ‘increasingly oppressive working conditions’

PCS says that almost 1,500 of its members in Bolton and Glasgow will take part in two-day strike with further industrial action to continue until mid-August

14 July, 2015

Delayed hardship payment statistics to be published ‘over the summer’

Employment Minister tells parliament that delay 'will allow more recent figures to be included than those that could be included in May'

14 July, 2015

Government defeated on universal credit waiting days in House of Lords

Peers vote, by 135 to 124, in favour of postponing introduction of seven waiting days until new benefit is fully rolled out

13 July, 2015

Local authorities allocated £1.7m for costs relating to introduction of Single Fraud Investigation Service

New HB guidance

13 July, 2015

Allegations of bias and when a tribunal judge or member should recuse themselves

CI/5637/2014

10 July, 2015

Following a route does not include coping with difficulties that arise along the way

UK/622/2015

10 July, 2015

Legal requirement for conversion decisions from incapacity benefit to ESA to consider entitlement to income-related ESA

CE/277/2014

10 July, 2015

Tribunal must resolve conflict between different sources of medical evidence

UK/202/2015

9 July, 2015

Shailesh Vara appointed DWP Under Secretary of State

Minister will undertake duties in addition to his role at the Ministry of Justice

9 July, 2015

Government publishes Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015/2016

Bill provides for measures announced in yesterday's Budget including a reduced benefit cap, and changes to tax credits, universal credit and ESA

9 July, 2015

New members of the Work and Pensions Select Committee appointed

In addition to Labour chair, membership comprises six Conservative MPs, three Labour MPs and one from the SNP

8 July, 2015

Chancellor sets out £12bn of welfare savings by 2019/2020 in ‘Budget for working people’

Measures announced in today's Budget include returning tax credit spending to 2007/2008 levels and reducing benefit for those in ESA work-related activity group to JSA rate