Welfare rights news

13 October, 2016

Families who adopt a child from local authority care to be exempt from two-child limit for tax credits and universal credit

Minister for Social Security also advises that criteria for exemption of women who have a child as the result of rape will be 'straightforward' and 'not overly intrusive’

13 October, 2016

Consultation launched on the state pension age system of the future

Review will look at alternatives to a universal pension age including delayed retirement for those able to work and early retirement options for carers or people with a disability

13 October, 2016

Social security amendments due to welfare reform in Northern Ireland

New statutory instrument

13 October, 2016

Amendments to housing benefit subsidies payable to local authorities

New statutory instrument

12 October, 2016

Universal credit added as a qualifying benefit for Healthy Start Scheme food and vitamins

New statutory instrument also introduces an upper earnings threshold of £408 per universal credit assessment period to limit those eligible for Healthy Start benefits

11 October, 2016

ESA reassessments will only be 'switched off' for those with severe, lifelong conditions with minimally fluctuating care needs

Government also confirms that changes will only apply to claimants who have already been placed in the ESA support group or equivalent universal credit group

11 October, 2016

ESA and PIP reforms have resulted in far smaller savings than originally estimated, says Office for Budget Responsibility

New report also finds that welfare spending is expected to fall by 1.2 per cent of GDP over the next five years

11 October, 2016

Treatment of payments to mitigate welfare reform in Northern Ireland when calculating tax credits

New statutory instrument

7 October, 2016

National Audit Office launches investigation into HMRC’s tax credit contract with Concentrix

Review will examine the performance of Concentrix and how HMRC has managed the tax credit error and fraud contract

6 October, 2016

26,000 general needs social tenants to face benefit shortfall when LHA cap is imposed from April 2018

NHF says that majority of those affected will be under 35 who are subject to the Shared Accommodation Rate, whilst average shortfalls will exceed £18 per week

6 October, 2016

Scottish Government presses Westminster to confirm devolved employment programmes will be voluntary

Employability Minister also confirms Scotland will be investing £20 million a year in the programmes over and above the UK Government's settlement until 2021

6 October, 2016

Further roll-out of universal credit digital service from October 2016

New DWP guidance

4 October, 2016

Damian Green sets out vision of a Welfare State 'that’s fit for the world of work in the 21st century'

World looks very different to Beveridge's time, says Work and Pensions Secretary in speech to the Conservative Party Conference

3 October, 2016

Constant focus on targets makes it hard for Jobcentre Plus staff to ‘take risks and try new things’

New research commissioned by the DWP recommends allowing local services to be more innovative and to share their learning

3 October, 2016

Social Security Advisory Committee appoints new member

New appointment has 'strong background in social policy and operational issues’, says chair Paul Gray

1 October, 2016

Government to abolish 'pointless' ESA reassessments for those with lifelong, severe health conditions with no prospect of improvement

'I believe in a welfare state where you have got to be hard-headed, but you shouldn’t be hard-hearted', says Work and Pensions Secretary

30 September, 2016

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Families who adopt a child from local authority care to be exempt from two-child limit for tax credits and universal credit

Minister for Social Security also advises that criteria for exemption of women who have a child as the result of rape will be 'straightforward' and 'not overly intrusive’

Consultation launched on the state pension age system of the future

Social security amendments due to welfare reform in Northern Ireland

Amendments to housing benefit subsidies payable to local authorities

Universal credit added as a qualifying benefit for Healthy Start Scheme food and vitamins

ESA reassessments will only be 'switched off' for those with severe, lifelong conditions with minimally fluctuating care needs

ESA and PIP reforms have resulted in far smaller savings than originally estimated, says Office for Budget Responsibility

New report also finds that welfare spending is expected to fall by 1.2 per cent of GDP over the next five years

Treatment of payments to mitigate welfare reform in Northern Ireland when calculating tax credits

National Audit Office launches investigation into HMRC’s tax credit contract with Concentrix

26,000 general needs social tenants to face benefit shortfall when LHA cap is imposed from April 2018

Scottish Government presses Westminster to confirm devolved employment programmes will be voluntary

Further roll-out of universal credit digital service from October 2016

Damian Green sets out vision of a Welfare State 'that’s fit for the world of work in the 21st century'

Constant focus on targets makes it hard for Jobcentre Plus staff to ‘take risks and try new things’

Social Security Advisory Committee appoints new member

Government to abolish 'pointless' ESA reassessments for those with lifelong, severe health conditions with no prospect of improvement

Typical incomes of low to middle income households who are ‘just managing’ at 13 year low

Meaning of 'initiating and completing personal action' for the purposes of the work capability assessment

Further roll-out of the universal credit digital service