Welfare rights news

25 March, 2010

DWP to deliver £550m of efficiency savings by 2012/2103

More than a third of savings to be made by 'delivering benefits more efficiently'

25 March, 2010

Budget 2010 reaction

Advice organisations respond to 'Securing the recovery'

25 March, 2010

Benefit uprating 2010/2011

New regulations in Northern Ireland

24 March, 2010

Welfare benefit and tax credit highlights in Budget 2010

Government outlines measures to 'secure the recovery', by providing targeted support to those who need it most

23 March, 2010

Industrial injuries benefit and child additions

New statutory instrument

23 March, 2010

Seriously ill people pushed into seeking work without any support says Citizens Advice

New report says that current ESA test 'isn't working'

23 March, 2010

Payment of employment and support allowance where an appeal has been made

New miscellaneous amendment regulations

22 March, 2010

Citizens Advice 'disappointed' that there is no definite plan to simplify the transition from working age benefits to pension credit

Response to DWP consultation on awarding retirement pension without requiring a claim

22 March, 2010

Sanction for jobseekers who fail to attend interviews or appointments

New HB guidance

22 March, 2010

Right of lone parents with youngest child aged 12 or under to restrict availability for work

New statutory instrument

22 March, 2010

Benefit uprating 2010/2011

New statutory instrument

19 March, 2010

Restricting access to crisis loans for those subject to benefit sanctions

Government announces new rules in cases of fraud or failure to attend JSA interview

19 March, 2010

New annual child trust fund payments for children on DLA

HM Treasury confirms 'important investment for disabled children'

19 March, 2010

National insurance earnings limits and thresholds 2010/2011

New statutory instrument

19 March, 2010

Abolition of adult dependency increases for maternity allowance and carer’s allowance

New DWP guidance

18 March, 2010

MPs call for claimant rights to be given much higher priority in contracted employment programmes

New report from the Work and Pensions Select Committee

18 March, 2010

Local authorities need stronger links with Jobcentre Plus to better support young people not in education, employment or training

Partnership approach helps to ensure successful progression to DWP schemes, according to new Ofsted report

18 March, 2010

National insurance credits for spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces

New regulations in Northern Ireland

18 March, 2010

Mortgage interest payments in excess of claimant’s liability

New regulations close loophole