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20 March, 2015

Shared parental pay in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

20 March, 2015

Proposed cuts to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds would only save £3m

New research highlights councils' duties to house the most vulnerable, including young parents and care leavers

20 March, 2015

24 per cent of individuals on the Troubled Families programme have achieved a P45 employment start

However, new statistics show that just over half of these went on to become sustained job outcomes

20 March, 2015

Statutory adoption, paternity and shared parental pay in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

20 March, 2015

New definition of ‘service user’ in the Computation of Earnings regulations

New statutory instrument

19 March, 2015

Introduction of state pension ‘top up’ scheme from October 2015

New DWP guidance

19 March, 2015

Scottish Government sets out first details on devolved social security benefits

New report provides detailed information on the scale and reach of the 11 benefits that will be controlled by the Scottish Parliament

19 March, 2015

Government confirms delay to the introduction of universal credit waiting days

Work and Pensions Minister says that he wishes to consider feedback received from the Social Security Advisory Committee before bringing forward regulations

19 March, 2015

Proposal to make weight loss treatment compulsory for people claiming benefits on grounds of obesity is 'financially and ethically questionable', says Lancet

Medical journal argues that funding needed to implement scheme would be much better spent on improving long-term health of whole UK population

19 March, 2015

70 per cent of Work Programme participants return to jobcentre plus at the end of their two years on the programme

New DWP statistics also show that 25 per cent of participants had achieved a job outcome during their two years

19 March, 2015

Increase in the carer’s allowance ‘earnings limit’ in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

18 March, 2015

£12bn in further welfare savings needed by 2017/2018, says Chancellor

'We have done it in this parliament; we can do it in the next', says Mr Osborne

18 March, 2015

Roll-out of the universal credit ‘Digital Service’

New statutory instrument

18 March, 2015

Housing Benefit operational information, performance support and inspection in 2015/2016

New DWP guidance

18 March, 2015

New claims for personal independence payment taking an average of 20 weeks, according to new government figures

For the first time, DWP statistical release includes figures for 'clearance times' and 'outstanding times'

18 March, 2015

Less than 75,000 people have made a claim for universal credit, according to latest government figures

DWP release new 'experimental' official statistics

17 March, 2015

DWP provides further information about new cross-government debt service

New HB Bulletin confirms that HMRC and DWP will start to use Integrated Debt Services Limited from September 2015

17 March, 2015

DWP publishes response to consultation on notifying budgeting loan decisions by telephone

Department confirms that that 'as is' process will remain in place for those who cannot or will not use new system from summer 2015

17 March, 2015

Curtailing maternity allowance in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule