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19 September, 2014

SSAC consults on government's intention to introduce seven waiting days at the start of a universal credit claim

Proposal applies to all the elements of the universal credit award including amounts for children, housing and childcare

18 September, 2014

Treatment of maternity allowance for women who ‘help out’ in their husband’s or civil partner’s business when assessing JSA entitlement

New regulations issued in Northern Ireland

18 September, 2014

Around a quarter of people completing the Work Programme are in work at the two year point

New DWP statistics also show that, after one year on the Programme, one in eight had achieved a job outcome

17 September, 2014

79 per cent of disability living allowance reassessments lead to personal independence payment award

New DWP statistics also show that, by end of July 2014, 200,000 of the 490,000 new claims for personal independence payment had been cleared

17 September, 2014

Almost 600,000 jobseekers on Work Programme have found work, says welfare to work provider representative body

New figures from Employment Related Services Association ahead of official DWP statistics tomorrow

17 September, 2014

11,070 people were on the universal credit caseload on 14 August 2014

New DWP statistics also show that more than 80 per cent of caseload from jobcentres in North West of England

16 September, 2014

Government agrees to reconsider decision to cease funding for local welfare provision

Following intervention by CPAG in a judicial review challenge, there will now be a consultation and impact assessment before a new decision is made

16 September, 2014

Affordable accommodation and action on low pay are best ways of reducing housing benefit bill, says Chartered Institute for Housing

New report argues that short term measures, such as bedroom tax and benefit cap, do nothing to tackle the causes of welfare dependency

15 September, 2014

Office for Budget Responsibility should monitor and forecast child poverty levels, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

New report also calls for comprehensive strategy 'to move from treating the symptoms of poverty to fundamentally tackling its causes'

12 September, 2014

Removal of requirement that employers report details of statutory sick pay

New statutory instrument makes changes following abolition of percentage threshold scheme

12 September, 2014

DWP awarded around 79,000 short term benefit advances in 2013/2014

Pensions Minister also confirms that average award was approximately £57

11 September, 2014

Universal credit needs to be ‘rebalanced’ if it is to work for disabled people

New report from Citizens Advice calls for changes to help ensure that as many people as possible see a genuine gain from every hour of work and the most disadvantaged are protected

11 September, 2014

Child Support Agency begins process of closing all existing cases

Reforms will see 800,000 cases closed over next three years

11 September, 2014

Ministry of Justice reports 86 per cent reduction in welfare benefit appeals compared with same period last year

New official statistics also highlight reduction of 30 per cent on the last quarter

11 September, 2014

Almost three quarters of decided ESA claims are successful, and almost a third of appeals are allowed

DWP publishes new work capability assessment statistics

11 September, 2014

86 per cent drop in Social Security and Child Support appeals in second quarter of 2014 compared to same period last year

Ministry of Justice says that, while fall may be due to introduction of mandatory reconsideration, 'robust data' is needed to properly assess the impact

11 September, 2014

Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights concerns around unintended consequences of benefit sanctions

Sanctions are having a disproportionate effect on particular groups, according to new paper on the efficacy and ethicality of conditional forms of welfare

10 September, 2014

14 per cent fewer housing benefit cases referred for fraud investigation during 2013/2014 compared to previous year

New DWP statistics also show that the number of housing benefit overpayments identified increased by 5 per cent

10 September, 2014

DWP pilots to improve employment outcomes for working age claimants with mental health problems

New edition of Touchbase provides information about pilots that include combining psychological and employment support