Welfare rights news

17 December, 2008

Transfer of responsibility for the Rent Service to the Revenue from April 2009

New statutory instrument

17 December, 2008

Simplifying the income and capital disregard rules

New regulations in Northern Ireland

17 December, 2008

Jobcentre Plus makes five point pledge to the unemployed

People need 'real help' in these 'tough times', says Minister

17 December, 2008

Disregarding the January 2009 child benefit increase

New regulations in Northern Ireland

17 December, 2008

Delay in transfer to child tax credit of families in receipt of income support or JSA

New DWP guidance

17 December, 2008

Aligning the incapacity benefit and ESA work-focused interview regimes

New DWP guidance

16 December, 2008

Uprating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance

New statutory instrument

16 December, 2008

Northern Ireland Executive to make one-off fuel payment to those on low incomes

100,000 households expected to benefit

16 December, 2008

Introduction of the Health in Pregnancy Grant from April 2009

New statutory instrument

15 December, 2008

Tax credit entitlement for lone parents no longer entitled to income support

New statutory instrument

15 December, 2008

Simplifying the income and capital disregard rules

New means tested benefit regulations

15 December, 2008

National roll out of the ‘In and out of work’ process

New DWP guidance

15 December, 2008

Introduction of the Health in Pregnancy Grant from April 2009

New statutory instrument

15 December, 2008

Government legislates to restore policy intent following Lords’ judgment in Heffernan

New housing benefit regulations

12 December, 2008

Lessons to be learnt from the US experience of providing return-to-work support for people with disabilities

New DWP research

12 December, 2008

Scottish Government provides funding for second annual council tax freeze

Money will provide much needed support to those most in need, says Minister

12 December, 2008

Introduction of the Health in Pregnancy Grant from April 2009

New statutory instrument

12 December, 2008

Inadequate benefit rates mean that those losing jobs ‘have a long way to fall’

Recession threatens faltering gains on poverty, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

12 December, 2008

Impact of Pathways to Work on benefit receipt

New DWP research