Around one million single parents could potentially lose out when the Government’s Universal Credit plan is brought in next year. […]
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Iain Duncan Smith has promised to fight the EU ruling that British expatriates in tropical countries should qualify for heating […]
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Yesterday the High Court granted permission to two disabled people to bring a claim for judicial review against the Secretary […]
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03
Aug
2012
ATOS wins assessment contract
Atos, the firm that runs the work capability assessment designed to encourage people to move off benefits and into employment, […]
Read moreCouncils are to gain control of the Independent Living Fund’s budget in England on the government social care agency’s abolition […]
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04
Jul
2012
Calls to restart tendering process for Remploy
The Government is now facing calls to re-start the tendering process of the Remploy factories. Graeme Morrice Labour MP for […]
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Ministers at the Department for Work and Pensions have announced that they will increase child maintenance payments. Under the Government’s […]
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Work and Pensions Committee Select Committee Announcement 22 June 2012 For Immediate Release: AN07 2012-13 Committee endorses the appointment of […]
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17
Jun
2012
Working Tax Credits not available to strikers
From next year, low-paid workers who take strike action will no longer have their wages topped up by the state. […]
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13
Jun
2012
Transitional arrangement for Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that there is likely to be transitional support for claimants moving […]
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