× Search rightsnet
Search options

Where

Benefit

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

From

to

Welfare rights

11 November, 2009

Power to recover official error overpayments under common law

New DWP guidance following recent Court of Appeal judgment

10 November, 2009

Welfare Reform Bill completes Third Reading in the Lords

Amendments agreed to be considered in the Commons this week

7 November, 2009

Time limits for appealing to the First-tier Tribunal

New HB guidance

7 November, 2009

Community Allowance to be piloted in three areas from next year

DWP-funded scheme designed to support those on incapacity benefits into work

6 November, 2009

Aligning payment of pensioner benefits with working age benefits

Government announces new rules from April 2010

5 November, 2009

Work restrictions to continue for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals

Interests of the resident workforce need to be protected says Home Office Minister

5 November, 2009

Government concession for lone parents with disabled children

Amendment to Welfare Reform Bill agreed in the Lords

4 November, 2009

Number of children in families on benefits increases by 170,000

Without substantial investment now, 2.3 million children will be living in poverty in 2010, says Campaign to End Child Poverty

4 November, 2009

Access to Work changes to provide more flexibility for those who require job coaching

New rules will be particularly helpful for those with learning disabilities, says Minister

3 November, 2009

Disregarding child benefit in the assessment of housing benefit and council tax benefit

Changes introduced today will benefit more than 200,000 working families, says DWP

31 October, 2009

Social care reforms could result in those currently claiming attendance allowance losing their entitlement

However 'equivalent level of support' will be provided, says Secretary of State

31 October, 2009

Miscellaneous working tax credit and child tax credit amendments

New statutory instrument

30 October, 2009

Child maintenance reform in Scotland

New statutory instrument

28 October, 2009

Work does not guarantee a route out of poverty

New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

27 October, 2009

Real possibility that performance targets are encouraging Pathways providers to 'park' those perceived as hard to help

New DWP research

27 October, 2009

Reporting changes in circumstances via local Post Office branches

DWP reports on successful trial of 'Validate' service

27 October, 2009

Changes to the treatment of expenses paid to 'service users' and other amendments to the Computation of Earnings Regulations

New DWP guidance

27 October, 2009

Sanctions in relation to participation in the Flexible New Deal

New DWP guidance

27 October, 2009

Retirement pension claims made by transsexual claimants

New DWP guidance