In recent weeks, the Conservative Party launched a private opinion poll in marginal seats to survey how receptive public opinion
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14
May
2013
Childcare ratios
This blog has previously noted developments in childcare when the government announced major increases in childcare support (here). The blog
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13
May
2013
Universal credit pilot launched
Last week saw the launch of a pilot scheme of one of the Coalitions most totemic welfare reforms: the Universal
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10
May
2013
Is this the end of Universal Benefits?
Universal Benefits to the Elderly It has been suggested that Nick Clegg MP has argued that wealthy pensioners should no
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03
May
2013
Caps on Benefits
Changes In Maternity Pay The government has stated that being capped at one per cent, benefit payments including maternity pay
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02
May
2013
Update: Independent Lifing Fund court case.
On the 27th March I wrote about a case being presented to the High court. This court case centred on
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29
Apr
2013
Welfare Reform Act 2012, one year on
DWP publication The Department for Work and Pensions has published a progress report one year on since the passage
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23
Apr
2013
Council opposition to bedroom tax
The Under Occupancy Penalty/’Bedroom tax’ (previously written about here) has been one of the most controversial welfare policies, with proponents
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22
Apr
2013
Benefits Gap
During 2013 the Government will be rolling out a series of benefit reforms. One of these will affect the amount
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15
Apr
2013
Opinion on welfare
A wide-reaching raft of welfare reforms took effect recently leading to a number of polls examining how much the British
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