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10 May, 2007

Preparation for Employment Programme in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

10 May, 2007

Help with health service costs in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

9 May, 2007

Revenue incapable of mounting a credible and effective response to continuing problems with the tax

Situation 'quite extraordinary', says Public Accounts Committee

9 May, 2007

New Social Development Minister in Northern Ireland

Priorities will include improving benefit take up & supporting the voluntary and community sector

9 May, 2007

Changing lone parents’ hearts and minds and offering a new view of Jobcentre Plus

New DWP evaluation of the New Deal Plus for Lone Parents

8 May, 2007

Citizens Advice calls for tax credit ‘reasonable’ test to be abandoned

Current arrangements have lead to a 'deep feeling of injustice'

4 May, 2007

Welfare Reform Bill receives Royal Assent

New Act paves the way for introduction of Employment Support Allowance

4 May, 2007

Vaccine damage payments to be increased

Government announcement

4 May, 2007

Two week backdating rule to be introduced for DLA/AA

Current 'double dated' claim packs are 'discriminatory', says DWP

4 May, 2007

Outsourcing the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency’s Medical Support Service

Service lacks capacity and capability to support incapacity benefit reforms, says Minister

4 May, 2007

Advance claims for means tested benefits

New DWP guidance

3 May, 2007

Miscellaneous changes to housing benefit regulations

New statutory instrument

3 May, 2007

Employment programmes to remain based on ‘customisation, localisation, and flexibility’

Government responds to Work and Pension Select Committee concerns

2 May, 2007

Social Fund is failing people in financial need and in some cases even exacerbating poverty

Citizens Advice Scotland evidence to Work and Pensions Select Committee

2 May, 2007

Matching housing benefit claims with data held by Credit Reference Agencies

DWP confirms local authority pilot

2 May, 2007

Little evidence of ability of private and voluntary sectors to outperform Jobcentre Plus

DWP's main staff union responds to the Freud report

2 May, 2007

Ethnic minority groups face significant barriers in claiming sickness benefits

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report

2 May, 2007

Advance claims for means tested benefits

New regulations following Court of Appeal's judgment in 'Bhakta'