Welfare rights news

18 June, 2009

Increases in the winter fuel payment for winter 2009/2010

New statutory instrument

18 June, 2009

Experiences of participants in the Pathways to Work ‘Condition Management Programme’

New DWP research

17 June, 2009

Social Security Agency has made 'significant progress' in improving the DLA reconsideration and appeals process

New report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office

17 June, 2009

NI credits for foster carers, child benefit recipients and those ‘engaged in caring’

New statutory instrument

17 June, 2009

Equalisation of state pension age from April 2010

New statutory instrument

15 June, 2009

Industrial injuries benefit and osteoarthritis of the knee in miners

New regulations

15 June, 2009

Actions that local authorities can take to help poor families access benefits and tax credits

New report from the Take Up Taskforce

12 June, 2009

Valuation Office Agency performing well and should not be privatised

Revenue publishes recommendations following 'framework review'

12 June, 2009

Child poverty legislation introduced in UK Parliament

New Bill sets out a 'renewed approach' to making progress in improving children's life chances

11 June, 2009

Government launches consultation on ‘Right to Control’ for disabled people

Feedback sought on whether DWP funding streams should be included in pilot scheme

10 June, 2009

Inspections of local authorities carried out under section 139A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992

New regulations in England

10 June, 2009

DWP continuing to 'work towards' ensuring that benefit appointee arrangements are subject to the safeguard of regular review

Government makes reservation on ratification of UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

10 June, 2009

Welsh patients to get refund of English prescription charges

Help also to be extended to those with cancer, announces Assembly Government

9 June, 2009

Revenue's compensation agreement with tax credit IT company was highly unsatisfactory, did not work and should never be repeated

New report from the Commons Public Accounts Committee

9 June, 2009

New Ministerial line-up at the DWP

Appointments confirmed following Cabinet reshuffle

9 June, 2009

Investigating the circumstances of British families with dependent children

DWP publishes findings from the 2007 Families and Children Study

9 June, 2009

Electronic transfer of claim information between the DWP and HB departments

National rollout of 'e-Transfer' to commence next month

8 June, 2009

Only a minority of DWP staff think that the Department is well managed

DWP publishes 2009 Staff Survey

5 June, 2009

Yvette Cooper appointed new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Government announcement