Welfare rights news and case law

15 May, 2008

Social housing and worklessness

New DWP research

15 May, 2008

More than £1.5 billion in means tested benefits lost to fraud and error

However, benefits worth £1 billion also underpaid according to new National Statistics

15 May, 2008

Ensuring parity between the Great Britain and Northern Ireland social security systems

New statutory instrument

14 May, 2008

Right to reside / whether Baumbast applies where child in nursery education

CIS/3960/2007

14 May, 2008

NI number allocation where benefit claimant’s partner has no right to be in the UK

Rules to be changed at 'earliest opportunity' says Work and Pensions Minister

14 May, 2008

Helping lone parents move closer to paid employment

Social Security Advisory Committee announces consultation on government proposals

14 May, 2008

Helping disadvantaged ethnic minority residents into work

DWP publishes evaluation of the Fair Cities Pilots

14 May, 2008

Government to publish new Welfare Reform Green Paper

More needs to be done to ensure that no-one with the ability to work is trapped on benefits says Secretary of State

14 May, 2008

Government launches consultation on need for new social care and support system in England

Expenditure on disability benefits expected to increase by 50% under current rules

14 May, 2008

Employment and benefit outcomes for ethnic minority Jobcentre Plus customers

New DWP research

14 May, 2008

Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland sets out three-year strategy

Giving people choices will encourage social responsibility says Minister

13 May, 2008

Right to reside / whether claimant dependent on daughter / temporarily unable to work as a result of illness

CIS/4304/2007 — R(IS) 10/08

13 May, 2008

Right to reside / whether claimant dependent on son

CIS/2100/2007

8 May, 2008

Refusal to walk and entitlement to the higher rate of the mobility component

CDLA/3839/2007

8 May, 2008

Findings from the Families and Children Study

DWP publishes new research

8 May, 2008

Factors influencing the class mobility of Jobcentre Plus customers

New DWP research

7 May, 2008

Transfer to child tax credit of families in receipt of income support/JSA

DWP to carry out 'Gainers Exercise' reports CPAG

7 May, 2008

rightsnet 2008

New version to be launched next week

7 May, 2008

DWP rolls out use of lie detector technology

Voice Risk Analysis is unique weapon in fight against benefit fraud says Work and Pensions Minister