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8 October, 2007

National rollout of the local housing allowance in the private rented sector

New statutory instruments

8 October, 2007

Government must do more to tackle child poverty in working households

Priority must be helping people out of low paid and low skilled jobs, says IPPR

5 October, 2007

National rollout of the local housing allowance in the private rented sector

New statutory instrument

5 October, 2007

Means-tested benefit earnings disregards should rise to sixteen times the minimum wage

Reform could have significant impact on lone parent employment rates, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

5 October, 2007

Council tax appeals and the new Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council

New regulations in Scotland

5 October, 2007

Automatic disclosure of information to child support appeal tribunals

New statutory instruments

5 October, 2007

‘Back to work’ teams should be responsible for issuing medical certificates

National Director for Health and Work due to report to Ministers in the New Year

4 October, 2007

Changes to ensure that the benefit appointee process reflects changes introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005

New HB guidance

4 October, 2007

UK Commission for Employment and Skills to be established next year

New body will increase employer engagement and investment in skills, says Minister

4 October, 2007

Sharing of social security information between the DWP and local authorities

New guidance on changes introduced by the Welfare Reform Act

3 October, 2007

Earnings limits, termination payments and income from sub tenants

New DWP guidance on recent miscellaneous amendment regulations

1 October, 2007

Treatment of final payments on leaving work & income from boarders and sub tenants

New DWP guidance

1 October, 2007

Information sharing, and changes to DLA/AA conditions of entitlement

New statutory instrument

26 September, 2007

Citizens Advice announces new partnership agreement with Jobcentre Plus

Aim is to deliver better advice and support to claimants

25 September, 2007

Prime Minister’s commitment to abolishing child poverty must be backed by extra investment

£4 billion extra a year needed, says the Child Poverty Action Group

25 September, 2007

Disability and Carers Service improves claims and dispute handling

Targets met despite reduction in staffing levels, according to latest figures

25 September, 2007

Armed forces personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan to get council tax ‘rebate’

Ministry of Defence to make payments from April 2008

24 September, 2007

Offsetting tax repayments against tax credit overpayments

Revenue proposals could be of use to claimants, says Citizens Advice

21 September, 2007

Benefit reform could cut council tax for one in three households

System has been failing society's most vulnerable for too long, says Local Government Association

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