highlights include ...

increased capital disregard for pension credit ...

... and LHA claimants no longer being able to receive more LHA than they have to pay in rent ...

see todays rightsnet news @

Budget 2009: Welfare benefit and tax credit highlights

Note also that "Legislation will require local authorities and delivery partners to work together to tackle child poverty and to set out the contribution that they will make in their local areas."

see Box 5.2 (page 6) of http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/Budget2009/bud09_chapter5_256.pdf

In a timely move CPAG/LGA have updated the "Quids for Kids" materials which can be seen at http://www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk/Quids-for-Kids