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27 February, 2008

Drug users on benefit to be required to attend treatment sessions

Government launches new ten year Drugs Strategy

26 February, 2008

Council tax demand notices in England

New statutory instrument

25 February, 2008

Entitlement to retirement pension without having to make a claim

New statutory instrument

25 February, 2008

Entitlement to help under the Healthy Start Scheme

New statutory instrument

22 February, 2008

Programme to open hundreds of Jobcentre Plus offices completed for £314 million less than orignal budget

86% of claimants who use the new service fairly or very satisfied with the results, says NAO

21 February, 2008

Jobcentre Plus staff to be given greater ability to impose sanctions on 'those who can work and choose not to'

New regime needed for those who try to play the system, says Secretary of State

21 February, 2008

Access to benefits should be denied to non-EU migrants until completion of a period of probationary citizenship

Government publishes new immigration reform Green Paper

21 February, 2008

Rent Service establishes Central Processing Unit to take overall responsibility for the administrative functions of all HB casework

New CPU will assist in responding to fluctuations in workload resulting from the introduction of LHA

21 February, 2008

Up to £100 million in council tax benefit goes unclaimed in Wales

£3 million to be spent on targeted take-up campaign

20 February, 2008

Long-term unemployed claimants to be required to complete at least four weeks work or training

Government to introduce Flexible New Deal programme from October 2009

20 February, 2008

GPs should issue claimants with ‘well notes’ not ‘sick notes’

Incapacity benefit should not be a one-way street that starts in the doctor's surgery, says Health Secretary

19 February, 2008

Unemployed 18-year-old claimants to be required to undertake at least four weeks full-time work-related activity or lose their benefits

Young people expected to work for their money, says Secretary of State

19 February, 2008

Work-focused interviews for lone parents with children under 5

New DWP guidance

18 February, 2008

New ‘contract out of poverty’ will give ‘benefit bonus’ payments to unemployed

Prime Minister announces plans to give claimants new opportunities in return for new responsibilities to take up work

18 February, 2008

Lie detectors saves housing benefit department more than £336,000

Pilot scheme has been very successful, says Harrow Council

13 February, 2008

National insurance numbers and the ‘right to work’ test in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

11 February, 2008

Students and help with health service costs in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

11 February, 2008

Overpayment recovery following discharge from bankruptcy

New HB guidance following recent Court of Appeal judgment