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Benefits

  • Research Briefing

    Carer’s Allowance and the Retirement Pension

    Monday, 19 June, 2017

    Carer's Allowance cannot be paid in addition to the Retirement Pension because of the "overlapping benefits" rule. This Commons Library briefing looks at the rationale for this rule, and at the position of successive governments on payment of Carer's Allowance to people over State Pension Age.

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

    Permitted Work Rules

    Monday, 19 June, 2017

    This Commons Library briefing paper gives an overview of the Permitted Work Rules, which allow people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance to do some paid work without it affecting their benefit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Housing Benefit entitlement: renting from relatives

    Friday, 09 June, 2017

    This briefing paper explains how entitlement to Housing Benefit may be affected when a claimant is renting from a close relative.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Housing Benefit: under-occupation in the private rented sector

    Friday, 09 June, 2017

    This Commons Library briefing paper explains the application of size criteria to people claiming Housing Benefit and under-occupying their homes in the private rented sector.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
  • Insight

    Is Birmingham really Britain’s ‘benefits capital’?

    Tuesday, 18 April, 2017

    • Insight
    • Benefits
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    The roll-out of Universal Credit

    Thursday, 13 April, 2017

    This House of Commons Library Debate Pack briefing provides information for the debate, entitled "Roll-out of Universal Credit" and sponsored by Catherine McKinnell, which will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 19th April at 2.30pm, lasting for 90 minutes. A previous Westminster Hall debate on this topic led by Catherine McKinnell was interrupted by the attack on Parliament on 22 March

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
  • Research Briefing

    The two child limit in tax credits and Universal Credit

    Monday, 10 April, 2017

    This Commons Library briefing looks at the two child limit in Child Tax Credit and in Universal Credit introduced for new claims and births from 6 April 2017. There are limited exceptions to the two child rule, including where a child was conceived as a result of a "non-consensual sexual act."

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Family benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Legislating for Brexit: EU directives

    Wednesday, 05 April, 2017

    What are EU directives and what will happen to them when the UK leaves the EU? This paper looks at EU directives in force and how they are implemented in the UK. This will give some idea of the task ahead for UK legislators.

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  • Insight

    Welfare reform: impact of changes this Thursday

    Tuesday, 04 April, 2017

    • Insight
    • Benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Changes to Personal Independence Payment regulations

    Tuesday, 28 March, 2017

    On Wednesday 29 March, there will be an emergency debate on changes to Personal Independence Payment regulations in the House of Commons Chamber, following an application by Debbie Abrahams MP.

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

    Statistics on Migrants and Benefits

    Tuesday, 28 March, 2017

    Data on migrants and benefits is incomplete and fragmented, not routinely available from a single source. This is because the nationality of benefit claimants is not routinely gathered by either DWP or HMRC when administering benefits or tax credits. This paper brings together the main available data sources – including DWP data on National Insurance Number registrations, departmental ad-hoc releases and responses to Freedom of Information requests – to analyse rates of benefit and tax credits receipt among migrants living in the UK.

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

    The roll-out of Universal Credit

    Tuesday, 21 March, 2017

    There will be a debate in Westminster Hall on the roll-out of Universal Credit on 22 March 2017 at 2:30. The debate will be led by Catherine McKinnell MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Housing benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Insight

    Universal Credit: where are we now?

    Friday, 17 March, 2017

    • Insight
    • Benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Jobcentre Plus office closures

    Friday, 10 March, 2017

    MPs will debate Jobcentre Plus office closures, on Thursday 16 March 2017 in Westminster Hall, from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. Chris Stephens MP will lead the debate. This House of Commons Library briefing provides background to the debate and includes a summary of the issues and press and parliamentary coverage.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
  • Research Briefing

    Abolition of the ESA Work-Related Activity Component

    Tuesday, 07 March, 2017

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and details the changes to the Work Related Activity Component that will be introduced from April 2017. The paper also includes information on the mitigating support announced by the Government.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits

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