Autumn Statement 2023: A summary
A summary of the announcements in the 2023 Autumn Statement and an overview of the latest economic forecasts.
Housing: key resources for constituency casework (England)
This paper provides a guide to some reliable sources of information to help answer the most common constituents' housing questions.
Can private landlords refuse to let to benefit claimants and people with children?
The Government intends to make ‘no DSS’ and ‘no kids’ requirements illegal in the private rented sector. This paper explains the issues behind these practices.
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Research Briefing
Support for care leavers
This briefing paper provides an overview of the UK Government’s policies to support care leavers.
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Research Briefing
Supported exempt accommodation (England)
An overview of the regulation of supported exempt accommodation and action to improve standards and oversight.
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Research Briefing
Support for Mortgage Interest loans
The Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan scheme helps households on means-tested benefits with the interest costs of mortgages and certain other home loans.
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Research Briefing
Housing and the cost of living
This paper considers the impact of inflation on rent and mortgage payments and the Government response.
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Insight
Why am I paying an empty homes premium on my council tax?
What is the empty homes premium, when does it apply and what plans are there to extend it to second homes?
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Constituency casework
Benefit support for housing costs when renting from relatives
Entitlement to the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit when renting from, but not living with, a close relative.
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Constituency casework
Universal Credit: a checklist before claiming
What people need to know about before claiming Universal Credit.
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Research Briefing
Local Housing Allowance (LHA): help with rent for private tenants
An explanation of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for private tenants and the impact of freezing rates in cash terms since April 2020.
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Research Briefing
Benefits uprating 2023/24
DWP benefits that are linked to inflation rise by 10.1% in April 2023, as do the basic and new State Pension. Inflation-linked tax credit elements and benefits administered by HMRC are also expected to rise by 10.1%.
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Research Briefing
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: UK implementation
Explains what the UN CRPD is, how it works and describes the investigations into the UK’s compliance with the convention.
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Research Briefing
Housing Benefit: Shared Accommodation Rate
The Shared Accommodation Rate (SAR) limits the amount of Housing Benefit that single person under the age of 35 can receive. This note provides background information on the operation of the SAR and its extension in January 2012 to claimants under age 35.
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Research Briefing
An introduction to social security in the UK
An introductory overview of the social security system in the United Kingdom.
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