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28 November, 2008

DWP contributes more than a third of total civil service posts lost to efficiency savings

Treasury publishes new figures, as government announces new target for 2010/2011

28 November, 2008

Changes to housing benefit and council tax benefit overpayment rules

New DWP guidance

27 November, 2008

Extension of lone parent work conditionality

New statutory instrument and DWP guidance

27 November, 2008

Aligning the incapacity benefit and ESA work-focused interview regimes in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

27 November, 2008

‘Relevant week’ for christmas bonus purposes

New statutory instrument

26 November, 2008

Verification of capital for housing benefit and council tax benefit purposes

New DWP guidance confirms relaxation of rules

26 November, 2008

Restoring the government’s policy intent following the Lords’ judgment in Heffernan

DWP consults on amendments to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Orders

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

Tax credit, child benefit and guardian’s allowance uprating 2009/2010

New rates now available

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