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24 February, 2016

Help with NHS optical costs in Scotland

New statutory instrument

24 February, 2016

5.8 per cent of lone parents on income support sanctioned in year to September 2015

New DWP statistics show that this equates to 37,300 individual claimants - some of whom were sanctioned more than once

23 February, 2016

Government publishes White Paper that includes powers to 'reduce the unnatural draw of our benefits system'

Prime Minister welcomes 'tough new restrictions' that will mean that people 'can no longer take out before putting something in'

23 February, 2016

Government publishes new statistics on benefit and tax credits claims from EEA nationals

New figures include estimates of 2013/2014 expenditure on tax credits and the main DWP working-age benefits

23 February, 2016

SSAC launches consultation on decision making and mandatory reconsideration

Evidence sought by 15 March 2016 on DWP and HMRC decision making across the benefit system

23 February, 2016

Discretionary housing payments worth almost £47m due to be made in Scotland in 2015/2016

Scottish Government say that average awards are £463 and are typically to cover shortfalls in housing costs

23 February, 2016

DWP publishes new decision making and appeals guide for Work Programme providers

Guide reminds providers that 'to mandate a participant correctly, you must ensure certain policy and procedural requirements are met, and legal regulations are adhered to'

23 February, 2016

Introduction of the new state pension for people reaching pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016

New statutory instrument

22 February, 2016

European Union leaders agree proposals for EU migrant benefit restrictions

Legislation to be brought forward to provide for an 'emergency brake' on in-work benefits and for curbs on child benefit entitlement

19 February, 2016

DWP publishes ‘single departmental plan’ setting out its priority objectives for 2015 to 2020

Plan details how the Department will deliver the government’s priorities and manifesto commitments over the current Parliament

19 February, 2016

DWP outlines plans to share information on those affected by benefit cap changes with local authorities

New housing benefit information bulletin

19 February, 2016

Introduction of statutory arrangements for the operation of welfare funds in Scotland

New regulations in force from 1 April 2016

18 February, 2016

32 local authorities will have more than 800 households affected by the reduced benefit cap, estimates DWP

New research and analysis finds the worst affected authority - Birmingham and Solihull - will have over 4,000 households affected

18 February, 2016

DWP launches consultation on revised code of practice on obtaining information to deal with fraud

Views sought by 31 March 2016

17 February, 2016

330,000 sanctions applied to jobseeker's allowance claimants in year to September 2015, down from 710,000 in the previous year

New DWP statistics also show that over 10 per cent are high level sanctions

17 February, 2016

Less than 200,000 people were claiming universal credit as of 14 January 2016

However, new DWP statistics show that the average number of claims per week is now over 10,000

17 February, 2016

Reciprocal agreements and the new state pension

New statutory instrument

16 February, 2016

Lung cancer and diesel exhaust emissions in miners

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council review concludes that threshold for prescription has not been reached

16 February, 2016

Waiting period for help with housing costs increased to 39 weeks in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule