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12 August, 2014

Families continue to struggle to meet basic needs as cost of a child increases, says CPAG

New report highlights shortfall in income for those working full-time on minimum wage, with even greater shortfall for those claiming out-of-work benefits

12 August, 2014

Changes to tribunal rules

New statutory instrument introduces provisions relating to confidentiality in social security and child support cases

11 August, 2014

Benefit changes are ‘changing our country for the better’, says Iain Duncan Smith

Work and Pensions Secretary highlights success in delivering 'cultural change' through welfare reform

11 August, 2014

Help with the cost of glasses or contact lenses in Wales

New statutory instrument

11 August, 2014

Government launches online child maintenance facility

New service to allow separated parents to manage maintenance arrangements and keep track of payments

8 August, 2014

92 per cent of 'undersavers' are on right track to secure an adequate income in retirement, says DWP

New analysis looks at impact of recent reforms - including the new state pension and automatic enrolment - on the level of undersaving for retirement

7 August, 2014

Basildon and Tendring councils suspend ‘residency test’ in local council tax support schemes

Decisions taken following High Court decision against Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

7 August, 2014

46 per cent of households affected by the benefit cap are in London

New figures from the DWP also show that 59 per cent of capped households constitute a single parent with dependent children

7 August, 2014

Specialist team to audit claimant communications relating to sanctions in response to Oakley review

DWP also reports that it will work more closely with local authorities to coordinate delivery of housing benefit to those that have been sanctioned

5 August, 2014

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary sets out Labour Party’s ‘different approach’ to social security

Rachel Reeves says that new approach would 'make work pay and get a grip of the chaos and waste facing the DWP'

4 August, 2014

DWP publishes its 2014 ‘Commissioning Strategy’

Document sets out the key themes which will define the Department's relationship with its welfare to work providers 'building on what we know has worked well and tackling areas where we know there is room for improvement'

4 August, 2014

Government announces five new appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee

Appointments have been made at a 'particularly interesting time' in terms of the welfare reform agenda, says Committee chair

31 July, 2014

Impacts of tax and welfare reforms are more negative for families containing at least one disabled person

New report from Equality and Human Rights Commission also finds that women lose out compared to men

30 July, 2014

Changes to universal credit gateway conditions

New DWP guidance

30 July, 2014

HMRC extends deadline for tax credit renewals

Due to industrial action planned for this week renewals can now be made up to 6 August

30 July, 2014

'Suitable management and prioritisation by social landlords' should allow many affected by bedroom tax to downsize

Lord Freud also tells House of Lords that the 19,000 that have already downsized is 'broadly within the bounds' of the Impact Assessment sensitivity analysis

29 July, 2014

Government needs to work more closely with charities and service users when designing welfare to work contracts, says NCVO

Front-line charities are in an excellent position to help people furthest away from the job market to gain skills, experience and confidence to help them towards and into employment

29 July, 2014

Benefits for EU migrants to be ‘cut off’ after 3 months, says Prime Minister

In response, Shadow Home Secretary says 'we need less talk and more action'

25 July, 2014

Government ‘unable’ to accept call for cumulative impact of welfare reform

Responding to the Social Security Advisory Committee, Lord Freud says cumulative impact analysis should be 'treated with caution'