Welfare rights news

23 November, 2010

Independent review of WCA finds that it is ‘not working as well as it should’

In response, government fully accepts Professor Harrington's 'substantial series' of recommendations

23 November, 2010

Policy of temporary additional support for mortgage interest has been a success

New DWP research report recommends continuation of shorter waiting period and higher capital limit

22 November, 2010

Eligibility for a sure start maternity grant

New statutory instrument following Court of Appeal decision in 2005

22 November, 2010

Making work pay 'one of the most important things' the government can do to promote equality of opportunity

New DWP equality impact assessment on Universal Credit White Paper

22 November, 2010

Government confirms that it will ‘not be proceeding’ with Work for your Benefit pilot scheme

Minister for Employment says that, despite enabling regulations, no claimants will be selected for participation in the scheme

22 November, 2010

Good practice not to recover overpayment whilst appeal pending

New HB guidance

19 November, 2010

Disability Benefits Consortium calls on government to scrap plan to time-limit ESA

Policy, that will affect 400,000 people, contradicts aim of providing 'real support to those who need it most'

18 November, 2010

Inquiry into the government’s White Paper on Universal Credit

Work and Pensions Select Committee invites evidence by 16 December 2010

17 November, 2010

Pilot of award of state pension credit using information already held

New DWP guidance

17 November, 2010

Habitual residence for victims of forced marriages

New HB guidance

16 November, 2010

DWP to undertake ‘study exercise’ to increase take-up of pension credit

2,000 claimants to be awarded benefit on basis of information already held

16 November, 2010

Social impacts should be included in cost-benefit analysis of employment programmes

Recommendation of DWP Working Paper

15 November, 2010

Welfare benefits to be taken out of scope of civil legal aid

Government outlines £350m of cuts in Green Paper consultation

15 November, 2010

No difference between average rents being paid by HB recipients and others in private rented sector

DWP publishes new research findings

12 November, 2010

Almost half of claimants found ESA50 questionnaire either difficult or impossible to complete

New DWP research report on survey of ESA claimants

12 November, 2010

Cancer risks in painters, lobar pneumonia in welders and occupational health in fire-fighters

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council publishes three new reports

12 November, 2010

Reaction to the welfare reform White Paper

Leading advice organisations respond to 'Universal Credit: welfare that works'

11 November, 2010

Universal Credit: welfare that works

Government publishes welfare reform White Paper

10 November, 2010

DWP abandons plans to introduce lie detector software

Technology judged a success in only 5 of 23 pilot studies