Recovery of social security benefits from compensation awards

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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.

Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears

This paper describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full. It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system. This paper relates primary to Great Britain: Section 6 describes Northern Ireland’s system.
“Common law marriage” and cohabitation

This Commons Library briefing paper provides general information about how the law applies to cohabitants, the number of cohabiting couples, and about the Law Commission’s proposals for reform.
- Civil law
- Family law
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme

The UK left the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) at the end of the Brexit transition period and has implemented a UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to replace it.
- Climate change
- Energy