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21 November, 2006

Benefit staff in Northern Ireland administering a system of ‘appalling complexity’

Standards Committee responds to Social Security Agency's report on decision making and case accuracy

20 November, 2006

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions considering seasonal grants for low income families

Save The Children proposals could lift 440,000 children out of poverty

20 November, 2006

Publication of Lyons council tax report to be delayed

Government responds to proposal to increase ratio between bands

20 November, 2006

Private and voluntary sector contractors should bear whole cost of helping claimants into work

Proposal would be revenue neutral to the Treasury, say Conservatives

17 November, 2006

Transformation of the tribunals system

Government publishes the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill

17 November, 2006

Poverty and social exclusion in Northern Ireland

New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report

17 November, 2006

Jobcentre Plus guidance on processing National Insurance number applications

Now available under the Freedom of Information Act

17 November, 2006

Future shape and direction of the Revenue

Fears over office closures and staffing reductions as Department launches consultation

17 November, 2006

BBC to be given access to millions of claimant records held by the DWP

New government Bill to help elderly and disabled people make the switch from analogue to digital television

17 November, 2006

Agency workers and entitlement to statutory sick pay

Revenue granted permission to appeal against High Court judgment

16 November, 2006

Government should instigate an open debate on reform of the social fund

New Commons Treasury Committee report

15 November, 2006

Welfare reform highlights in today’s Queen’s Speech

Government sets out its plans for the new parliament

15 November, 2006

New options for making HB/CTB claims and reporting changes of circumstances

New DWP guidance

15 November, 2006

DWP releases internal Jobcentre Plus guidance on clerical claims

'Traditional routes such as asking for claim forms or writing in with requests remain open'

14 November, 2006

Disability and Carers Service ‘substantively delivers’ against its targets

However Agency concedes that more needs to be done to address problems with the accuracy of DLA decision-making

13 November, 2006

Whether amendment to ‘remaining conscious’  personal capability assessment descriptor valid

New Tribunal of Commissioners decisions

13 November, 2006

Benefit and tax credit claimants should have their savings matched by the Treasury

New report from the Institute for Public Policy Research

10 November, 2006

Pension credit and sheltered accommodation service charges

New DWP guidance