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11 Jul 16
There is little evidence that the introduction of the National Living Wage in April has hit the employment rate of lower paid workers, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
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20 Jun 16
Manchester’s city leaders are eager to show local people that devolution is making a difference by improving services. However, without quick results and a reasonably strong local economy, the...
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9 Jun 16
Supported accommodation must be exempt from the impending housing benefit cap in order to protect the most vulnerable and save piling additional pressures on councils and the NHS, the Local...
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25 May 16
The government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit reform scheme has been opened up to all claimants for the first time in five parts of England.
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25 May 16
A new Scottish social security agency, an education reform summit, and a 50-50 gender balance law for public boards are among the priorities for the Scottish National Party’s third term in government...
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16 May 16
Pensioners aged over 75 are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both their younger ‘baby boomer’ counterparts and working age adults, according to the charity Independent Age.
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11 May 16
The government’s plans to increase the support available to in-work claimants of its flagship Universal Credit benefit could represent the most significant welfare reform since 1948, but are...
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4 May 16
Charities have called on local authorities to end the use of bailiffs against vulnerable residents after finding that council tax arrears have hit record levels.
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3 May 16
The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform scheme must be “reclaimed” from the Treasury in order to achieve its aim of making work pay, the Resolution Foundation has warned today.
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28 Apr 16
Reshaping service provision from the perspective of vulnerable women can not only improve outcomes, it can also dramatically cut long-term costs
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27 Apr 16
Auditors have called for improvements to how government manages the welfare cap after finding that failure to account correctly for the impact of tax credit cuts led to errors in last summer’s...
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6 Apr 16
The single tier pension, which comes into effect today, could spark widespread disillusionment as it falls to meet a pledge to simplify the system and many people could receive less than they...
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31 Mar 16
The performance of companies carrying out health and disability assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions is still below par and a source of undue anxiety for claimants, the Public Accounts...
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21 Mar 16
Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the government’s deficit reduction strategy following his resignation as work and pensions secretary, accusing chancellor George Osborne of pursuing “...
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14 Mar 16
Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
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2 Mar 16
Incomes for the UK’s poorest households are likely to stagnate over the next five years, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
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2 Mar 16
Scotland is to have its own benefits agency to deliver the new welfare powers devolved under the 2016 Scotland Bill, and to ensure the creation of a distinctive Scottish benefits culture based on...
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17 Feb 16
The unemployment rate remained at its lowest rate in a decade at 5.1% in the three months to December, according to latest Office for National Statistics data.
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16 Feb 16
The government’s Universal Credit reforms will create “huge disincentives” for families receiving the payment to have more than £6,000 in savings, according to an analysis by...
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3 Feb 16
Universal Credit will cut annual benefit spending by £2.7bn, an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found, but more than 2 million working families are likely to be worse off.
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27 Jan 16
The government’s controversial “bedroom tax” has been judged to be discriminatory in two cases by the Court of Appeal today.
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18 Jan 16
A committee of MPs have launched an inquiry into ‘intergenerational fairness’ in order to consider concerns that older baby boomers are accumulating wealth at the expense of younger generations.
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12 Jan 16
Some councils have ended emergency welfare provision this year following localisation of the support system by the Department for Work and Pensions, the National Audit Office has found.
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11 Jan 16
There is widespread confusion over the impact of the government’s state pension reforms as information produced on the changes has been confusing and sometimes contradictory, a report by the work and...
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8 Jan 16
Outsourcing Department for Work and Pensions health and disability assessments has not been value for money, with the costs of tests increasings by 65% in a new contract, auditors have found.
11 Jul 16There is little evidence that the introduction of the National Living Wage in April has hit the employment rate of lower paid workers, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
20 Jun 16Manchester’s city leaders are eager to show local people that devolution is making a difference by improving services. However, without quick results and a reasonably strong local economy, the...
9 Jun 16Supported accommodation must be exempt from the impending housing benefit cap in order to protect the most vulnerable and save piling additional pressures on councils and the NHS, the Local...
25 May 16The government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit reform scheme has been opened up to all claimants for the first time in five parts of England.
25 May 16A new Scottish social security agency, an education reform summit, and a 50-50 gender balance law for public boards are among the priorities for the Scottish National Party’s third term in government...
16 May 16Pensioners aged over 75 are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both their younger ‘baby boomer’ counterparts and working age adults, according to the charity Independent Age.
11 May 16The government’s plans to increase the support available to in-work claimants of its flagship Universal Credit benefit could represent the most significant welfare reform since 1948, but are...
4 May 16Charities have called on local authorities to end the use of bailiffs against vulnerable residents after finding that council tax arrears have hit record levels.
3 May 16The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform scheme must be “reclaimed” from the Treasury in order to achieve its aim of making work pay, the Resolution Foundation has warned today.
28 Apr 16Reshaping service provision from the perspective of vulnerable women can not only improve outcomes, it can also dramatically cut long-term costs
27 Apr 16Auditors have called for improvements to how government manages the welfare cap after finding that failure to account correctly for the impact of tax credit cuts led to errors in last summer’s...
6 Apr 16The single tier pension, which comes into effect today, could spark widespread disillusionment as it falls to meet a pledge to simplify the system and many people could receive less than they...
31 Mar 16The performance of companies carrying out health and disability assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions is still below par and a source of undue anxiety for claimants, the Public Accounts...
21 Mar 16Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the government’s deficit reduction strategy following his resignation as work and pensions secretary, accusing chancellor George Osborne of pursuing “...
14 Mar 16Prime minister David Cameron has announced a help-to-save scheme that could see the government top up 3.5 million low-income people’s savings by £1,200.
2 Mar 16Incomes for the UK’s poorest households are likely to stagnate over the next five years, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
2 Mar 16Scotland is to have its own benefits agency to deliver the new welfare powers devolved under the 2016 Scotland Bill, and to ensure the creation of a distinctive Scottish benefits culture based on...
17 Feb 16The unemployment rate remained at its lowest rate in a decade at 5.1% in the three months to December, according to latest Office for National Statistics data.
27 Jan 16The government’s controversial “bedroom tax” has been judged to be discriminatory in two cases by the Court of Appeal today.
12 Jan 16Some councils have ended emergency welfare provision this year following localisation of the support system by the Department for Work and Pensions, the National Audit Office has found.
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