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12 May, 2010

UK unemployment at highest level since December 1994

Issue remains a pressing social and economic problem, says TUC

12 May, 2010

Right to reside as the parent and primary carer of a child in education

New DWP guidance following recent European Court of Justice judgments

12 May, 2010

Iain Duncan Smith appointed new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Government announcement

11 May, 2010

Whether periods of residence before April 2006 count towards the five years needed for permanent right to reside

Advocate General's Opinion in the ECJ case of Lassal

10 May, 2010

DWP has a ‘critical role’ to play in how an incoming government manages welfare reform

Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion responds to the uncertainties surrounding the election result

7 May, 2010

Legal representation in the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal in Scotland

New statutory instrument

5 May, 2010

Couple penalties in the tax and benefit system are ‘widespread, but almost impossible to eliminate’

New Report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies

4 May, 2010

Gingerbread expresses disappointment at latest child maintenance collection rates

Agency 'lacks ambition and urgency' in ensuring that families get the thousands of pounds they are owed

30 April, 2010

Provision of tax credit information to local authority HB Departments

DWP Customer Information System now alerting HB staff to changes

30 April, 2010

Housing benefit staff asked to delay decision making where ‘Baumbast’ rights asserted

DWP still considering implications of ECJ judgments in Ibrahim and Teixeira

29 April, 2010

Government agrees to new benefit rules for critically ill students

Reforms to be introduced from October 2010

28 April, 2010

Requiring JSA claimants to take part in skills training in pilot areas

New DWP guidance

27 April, 2010

Leading charities and academics call on all parties to commit to a Fairness Test

Tax rises and spending cuts must not hit the poorest hardest, says CPAG, Gingerbread and others

27 April, 2010

Help with NHS costs in Wales

New statutory instrument

26 April, 2010

Exporting DLA, attendance allowance and carer’s allowance

New DWP guidance

26 April, 2010

Sanctions for failure to attend the ‘Community Task Force’ employment programme

New DWP guidance

23 April, 2010

Election manifesto round-up

Welfare benefit and tax credit highlights from Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party

21 April, 2010

National roll out of ‘In and out of work’ pilots now complete

New DWP guidance