Environmental standards for new housing
A debate on environmental standards for new housing will take place in Westminster Hall on Thursday 12 September 2024. Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire, will open the debate.
Recovery of social security benefits from compensation awards. By Steven Kennedy. SN/SP/168.
Recovery of social security benefits from compensation awards (90 KB , PDF)
When a person is awarded compensation as a result of an accident, injury or disease, the
amount of compensation they receive may be reduced to take account of social security
benefits already paid to them. The current rules on ‘compensation recovery’ were
introduced in 1997, but such provisions are a longstanding feature of the social security
system.
Recovery of social security benefits from compensation awards (90 KB , PDF)
A debate on environmental standards for new housing will take place in Westminster Hall on Thursday 12 September 2024. Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire, will open the debate.
The government is changing the rules for Winter Fuel Payment so that, from winter 2024/2025, households will no longer be entitled to it unless they receive Pension Credit or certain other means-tested benefits.
The Great British Energy Bill 2024-25 was introduced to the Commons on 25 July 2024. The second reading of the bill is scheduled for 5 September 2024. The bill would create a new, publicly owned company, Great British Energy, designed to invest in and develop clean energy.