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  • Research Briefing

    Fuel poverty in the UK

    Monday, 09 May, 2022

    Record energy price rises have led to concern that more families will be drawn into ever deeper fuel poverty. This briefing at how fuel poverty varies across the UK, policies to address fuel poverty, and stakeholder comment on the issue.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Energy
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    The impact of the two-child limit in Universal Credit

    Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

    Evidence of impact since the two-child limit was introduced in April 2017.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    How benefit levels are set

    Thursday, 14 April, 2022

    An overview of how social security benefit levels in the United Kingdom are set.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Pensions
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Autism – overview of policy and services

    Tuesday, 01 February, 2022

    This briefing provides an overview of policies and services for people with autism spectrum disorder in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Community care
    • Crime
    • Disability
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Justice
    • Prisons
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    Disability benefits assessments and the Government’s health and disability green paper

    Monday, 31 January, 2022

    A Westminster Hall debate on disability benefit assessments and the Government's health and disability green paper is scheduled for 1 February 2022 between 2:30-4:00pm. Marsha de Cordova MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Suicide prevention: Policy and strategy

    Tuesday, 25 January, 2022

    This briefing paper considers suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in some key policy areas.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Local government
    • Press and media
    • Prisons
    • Rail
    • Schools
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Self-isolation and Test and Trace Support Payments

    Wednesday, 19 January, 2022

    This Library Briefing answers frequently asked questions about self-isolation and Test and Trace Support Payments for low-income workers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Diseases
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    The Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill 2021-22: Progress of the Bill

    Friday, 12 November, 2021

    This briefing paper provides information on the progress of The Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill 2021-22. House of Lords amendments are scheduled be considered by the House of Commons on Monday 15 November 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Social security benefits for older people with mobility needs

    Thursday, 28 October, 2021

    There is an upper age limit for new claims of benefits that provide support for mobility - now the State Pension Age. This means that some older people cannot get benefits for mobility needs and cannot access linked schemes such as Motability.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Pensions
    • Roads
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Financial support for family and friends carers (kinship carers)

    Thursday, 07 October, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers what help is available for grandparents and other family and friends carers (also known as kinship carers) looking after children where their parents are not in a position to do so.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Family benefits
  • Research Briefing

    The Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    This briefing paper provides an overview of the Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22 which is scheduled to complete all its Commons stages on Monday 20 September 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions
  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day Debate: Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    On Wednesday 15 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the motion 'That this House calls on the Government to cancel its planned cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit which from the end of September 2021 will reduce support for many hardworking families by £1,040 a year.'

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Early intervention: policy and provision

    Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing analyses early intervention policies aimed at parents and children from conception to age five, covering health, education, social development and financial benefits. This paper also looks at broader arguments around early intervention as a policy approach.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Child care
    • Children's social services
    • Disability
    • Education
    • Family benefits
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Pre-school education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    People from abroad: what benefits can they claim?

    Friday, 06 August, 2021

    This briefing provides a broad overview of the rules on access to benefits for people coming to the UK from abroad. It describes the situation for asylum seekers, nationals from European Economic Area (EEA) countries, and non-EEA nationals.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Immigration
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • The EU
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Eligibility for Government support during the covid-19 outbreak

    Wednesday, 07 July, 2021

    On 7 July 2021 at 4.50 pm there will be a Westminster Hall Debate on Eligibility for Government support during the covid-19 outbreak. This debate will be led by Owen Thompson MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Business
    • Work and incomes

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