1 July, 2015
1 July, 2015
New edition of HB Direct advises that local authority should be sure that claimant has either failed to disclose a change in order to get benefit or has deliberately lied before making referral.
1 July, 2015
New statutory instrument
1 July, 2015
Changes to Scotland Bill defeated during House of Commons Committee Stage include new clauses providing for full devolution of housing benefit and giving Scottish Government power to introduce new benefits
1 July, 2015
New regulation issued in Northern Ireland
30 June, 2015
Department to contact those affected and offer help with transferring payments to a non-Greek bank account
30 June, 2015
29 June, 2015
New analysis also shows that loss is likely to be more than £9 per week by time of next election irrespective of any further changes
26 June, 2015
Major Project Authority annual report maintains the project's 'amber/red' rating and also extends estimated end date to April 2020
26 June, 2015
New DWP guidance
26 June, 2015
Having considered growing body of evidence since previous review in 2006, IIAC concludes that prescription cannot be recommended
25 June, 2015
Aim is for all existing DLA claimants to have been invited to claim PIP by late 2017
25 June, 2015
However, new DWP statistics also show that number of disabled people living in poverty after housing costs has risen by 2 per cent
25 June, 2015
New research published by the DWP also showed that 26 per cent of 'new families' were in poverty in the year after having their first child
25 June, 2015
New DWP statistics also show that 45 per cent of the spend was to help tenants affected by the bedroom tax.
25 June, 2015
New figures for 2013/2014 include that pension credit take-up is estimated at between 61 and 64 per cent and jobseeker's allowance at between 55 and 61 per cent
24 June, 2015
Measures introduced by Act include rise in state pension age to 67 and introduction of single-tier pension from 2016
23 June, 2015
Secretary of State tells parliament that aim of welfare reform is to ensure that those who 'cannot manage and have disabilities’ are treated with 'the utmost kindness' and given 'the utmost support'
23 June, 2015
Naomi Eisenstadt to provide independent scrutiny of government's efforts to alleviate poverty and tackle inequality
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