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26 November, 2008

Government’s plans to reform the budgeting loan scheme unlikely to attract commercial interest

'Deep sub-prime' nature of borrowers a barrier, says DWP-commissioned study

26 November, 2008

Government confirms ‘moratorium’ on Jobcentre Plus closures

Twenty five offices reprieved as part of £1.3bn of 'additional' support

26 November, 2008

Child benefit increases to be disregarded as income

DWP issues new HB guidance on January 2009 uprating

26 November, 2008

‘Right time’ and ‘right benefit’ HB performance indicators

New DWP guidance

25 November, 2008

Replacing paper-based ‘sick notes’ with electronic ‘fit notes’

Government announces proposals to help people stay in work rather than claim benefit

25 November, 2008

Time running out for government to meet its child poverty target

Leading advice organisations respond to the 2008 pre-Budget report

25 November, 2008

One-off payment to pensioners and other claimants

DWP confirms detail of proposal following pre-Budget report announcement

24 November, 2008

Welfare benefit and tax credit highlights in today’s pre-Budget report

'Facing global challenges: Supporting people through difficult times'

24 November, 2008

New benefit rules will give lone parents a ‘real choice about their future’

Work conditionality extended despite calls for government to delay reforms

21 November, 2008

Government rejects call for extension of lone parent welfare to work conditionality to be delayed

Reforms will push people into poverty, says Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee

20 November, 2008

Organisation of Disability Employment Advisers across Jobcentre Plus

New DWP research

20 November, 2008

National roll out of the ‘In and out of work’ process

New statutory instrument

20 November, 2008

Jobcentre Plus delays result in record backlog of unprocessed claims

DWP confirms targets missed in 25% of cases

20 November, 2008

Contracting out welfare to work programmes not a ‘simple option’

New JRF research on Australian and Dutch initiatives

19 November, 2008

Meaning of ‘locality’ in determining the local reference rent for HB purposes

Government to legislate to restore policy intent following recent House of Lords judgment

18 November, 2008

Social Security Advisory Committee expresses concern at increase in benefit conditionality and complexity

SSAC chairman reflects on challenging year as government accelerates the pace of its welfare reforms

17 November, 2008

Introduction of the First-tier and Upper tribunals from November 2008

New DWP guidance

14 November, 2008

Reporting changes in circumstances with just one visit or phone call

DWP to launch 'Tell us once' pilot