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Social security

  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Withdrawing crisis social security measures

    Tuesday, 26 October, 2021

    The Department for Work and Pensions made a series of changes to the social security system in response to the pandemic. Most have now been withdrawn.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    FAQs: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    Friday, 01 October, 2021

    This briefing provides answers to frequently asked questions on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It covers the rules that apply from 1 November 2020. It also contains a discussion of excluded workers and furlough fraud.

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

    Housing costs in Universal Credit

    Wednesday, 18 August, 2021

    This briefing paper explains the key differences between assistance with housing costs under the Housing Benefit regime and under Universal Credit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Universal Credit: Ten years of changes to benefit claims and payments

    Friday, 16 July, 2021

    The introduction of Universal Credit changed the way around seven million working-age households make benefit claims and get paid. This paper explores some key changes, their effect, and the debate surrounding them.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Social security
  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency data: Child poverty

    Thursday, 03 June, 2021

    Constituency-level data on child poverty

    • Data Dashboard
    • Work and incomes
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Legacy benefits and the Universal Credit ‘uplift’

    Friday, 28 May, 2021

    This paper outlines the debate around the Government's policy to increase Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit payments, but not payments of DWP means-tested legacy benefits for people of working age, during the coronavirus pandemic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Diseases
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Insight

    Budget 2021: Social security measures

    Tuesday, 09 March, 2021

    The Budget extended some crisis social security measures and announced other changes to the benefits system.

    • Insight
    • Benefits
    • Economic policy
    • Government
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Universal Credit during the crisis

    Friday, 15 January, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper explores how Universal Credit has coped and changed during the coronavirus crisis so far, and what challenges lie ahead for this benefit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Diseases
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    End of Brexit transition: Social security co-ordination

    Friday, 18 December, 2020

    This paper looks at the implications of the end of the transition period for social security co-ordination between the UK and the EU, including reciprocal healthcare arrangements.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • EU law and treaties
    • Health services
    • Brexit
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    The aims of ten years of welfare reform (2010-2020)

    Friday, 18 December, 2020

    This briefing looks at the aims which governments since 2010 have set out to justify major welfare reforms.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Bereavement benefits
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Social security
    • Ten years of welfare reform
  • Debate Pack

    Future of pensions policy

    Friday, 04 December, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on ‘The Future of pensions policy’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 8 December 2020 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Rob Roberts MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Pensions
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Social security powers in the UK

    Monday, 09 November, 2020

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a high-level overview of recent changes to social security provision in Northern Ireland and Scotland, including the devolution of significant welfare powers, and analyses how this has affected the structure of the UK social security system as a whole.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Devolution
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?

    Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

    This briefing paper considers evidence of private landlords' reluctance to let to prospective tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit/Universal Credit. The paper looks at the reasons behind this reluctance and action being taken to challenge landlords/agents who operate a "no DSS" policy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Social security
  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency data: Indices of deprivation

    Monday, 21 September, 2020

    This page provides constituency-level data on deprivation in England.

    • Data Dashboard
    • Communities
    • Work and incomes
    • Local data
    • People and places data
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Discretionary Housing Payments

    Thursday, 20 August, 2020

    This briefing paper explains the funding position and considers evidence on how Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are allocated by local authorities. DHPs are applied to help with shortfalls between Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit and the rent due in certain circumstances.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Social security

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