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18 March, 2014

House of Lords amendment to Pensions Bill overturned in House of Commons

MPs vote, by 274 to 198, against amendment allowing people to combine earnings from two or more jobs in order to reach national insurance lower earnings level

18 March, 2014

Maternity allowance for women who ‘help out’ in their husband’s or civil partner’s business

New statutory instrument

17 March, 2014

DWP planning to ‘jettison’ Universal Jobmatch

Report that contract with Monster unlikely to be renewed in 2016 due to concerns about costs and number of fake or repeat job entries

17 March, 2014

Receiving decision on PIP claim ‘can take about 21 to 26 weeks’, says DWP

New HB Bulletin advises that, whilst period between claim and decision is expected to be 12 to 15 weeks, process is 'currently taking longer than expected'

17 March, 2014

Benefit uprating for 2014/2015

New statutory instruments

17 March, 2014

Changes to child maintenance scheme

New statutory instruments give Secretary of State powers to charge for services under 2012 scheme and to close down 1993 and 2003 schemes

14 March, 2014

Miscellaneous amendments to tax credit regulations

New statutory instrument

14 March, 2014

Removal of entitlement to housing benefit for EEA nationals in receipt of income-based jobseeker's allowance

DWP issues new housing benefit guidance

14 March, 2014

Mortgage lenders contributution to the cost of the Mortgage Interest Direct Scheme

New regulations issued in Northern Ireland

14 March, 2014

61 per cent fall in employment and support allowance appeals over last year

New tribunal statistics also show a 46 per cent decrease in disability living allowance appeals but a 49 per cent increase in jobseeker's allowance appeals

13 March, 2014

DWP research shows that less than half of providers think that Work Programme is effective

Leaked report, from September 2013, also finds that participants with health conditions and disabilities being offered less support than other groups

13 March, 2014

Marriage of same sex couples from 29 March 2014

New DWP guidance

12 March, 2014

Removal of entitlement to housing benefit for EEA nationals in receipt of income-based jobseeker's allowance

New statutory instrument provides that, from 1 April, only those who have right to reside other than as jobseeker will continue to have right to reside for housing benefit purposes

12 March, 2014

Freedom of information request reveals DWP guidance to jobcentres on sending people to food banks

However, Department says that claimants are only 'signposted' when all other options have been exhausted

12 March, 2014

Tribunals (Scotland) Bill completes passage through Scottish Parliament

Bill 'puts people at the centre of the tribunals system', says Minister for Legal Affairs

12 March, 2014

Lord Freud confirms that DWP investigating 179 Universal Jobmatch employers

Minister also tells House of Lords that DWP taking steps to enhance website's security and will suspend employers whose commission takes jobs below minimum wage

12 March, 2014

Help with NHS costs in Wales

New statutory instrument increases charges for dental treatment

12 March, 2014

Changes to child maintenance scheme

New statutory instrument

11 March, 2014

Localised council tax support has weakened work incentives in some areas, says Public Accounts Committee

New report also finds that, contrary to policy intention, many local authorities have not protected vulnerable groups