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26 November, 2014

Introduction of statutory entitlement to shared parental pay

Regulations issued that provide for new rules from 1 December 2014

26 November, 2014

Deputy Prime Minister calls for benefit restrictions on European Union migrants

Proposals would 'give people confidence in the way our immigration rules work'

26 November, 2014

‘Reset’ of universal credit has been ‘at significant cost’, says National Audit Office

Vital that the DWP quickly establish clear goals for delivering the programme against which it can be held to account

25 November, 2014

Government introduces Fraud and Error Reduction Incentive Scheme for local authorities

New DWP guidance in relation to scheme which will offer financial reward to local authorities who tackle fraud and error in their housing benefit caseload

25 November, 2014

Scottish local authorities made over 85,000 discretionary housing payments between April and September 2014

New statistics from the Scottish government show that over £40m has been spent or committed

25 November, 2014

18-21 Work Skills Pilot Scheme introduced for JSA claimants in selected jobcentres

New statutory instrument

25 November, 2014

'By spring next year one in three jobcentres will be offering universal credit' says Iain Duncan Smith

Additionally six jobcentres in the north west have started taking universal credit claims from families

24 November, 2014

JSA claimants more likely to be sanctioned for not attending the Work Programme than to get a job through it

New 'state of the nation' report from Joseph Rowntree Foundation also highlights 'dramatic change' in who is most at risk of poverty

24 November, 2014

Further roll-out of universal credit

New regulations make provision for the testing of the DWP's new 'Digital Service' in parts of Sutton

21 November, 2014

580,000 claimants still awaiting work capability assessments

Minister for Disabled People also says repeat assessments will resume when Maximus 'have the capacity to do so'

21 November, 2014

IIAC decides against recommending that ocular melanoma is added to the list of prescribed diseases

Council finds that there is insufficient link between risk and exposure for any occupation

21 November, 2014

74 per cent of local authorites have less than 10 EEA jobseekers restricted from claiming housing benefit

However, new DWP research shows that more than half the local authorities had affected EEA jobseekers who were families with children

21 November, 2014

Labour government would have 'no targets for sanctions', say Shadow Secretary of State and Employment Minister

Jobcentre staff will be 'focused on helping people into work, not simply finding reasons to kick them off benefits'

20 November, 2014

SSAC publishes report on regulations removing entitlement to housing benefit for EEA jobseeker's allowance claimants

Report includes government response to Committee's recommendations which focus on homelessness, monitoring and evaluation and the broader government strategy for migrants

20 November, 2014

Almost a third of post delivered to HMRC is not cleared within 15 working days

New performance report highlights problem due to the diversion of staff to the tax credits helpline

20 November, 2014

Curtailing maternity allowance, statutory maternity pay or statutory adoption pay

New statutory instruments provide for benefit that has not be taken to be paid to another person as shared parental pay and/or shared parental leave

20 November, 2014

Number of Mandatory Work Activity starts for year up to August 2014 down by more than 20 per cent on previous year

However, new DWP statistics also show Skills Conditionality training starts up by almost 40 per cent in same period

19 November, 2014

More than half of visits to food banks due to problems with benefits or tax credits

New research from CPAG, Oxfam, Church of England and Trussell Trust also shows that people only turn to food banks when all other coping strategies have failed

19 November, 2014

DWP to publish first statistics on PIP clearance times and waiting times in March 2015

In update to statistics release strategy, Department also advises that future releases may include information on volumes and outcomes of mandatory reconsiderations