Skip to main content
Visit the UK Parliament website
House of Commons Library
  • Home
  • Research
  • Resources
  • Training and events
  • Subscribe
  • Search
  1. UK Parliament
  2. House of Commons Library
  3. Social Policy Publications
  4. Welfare and pensions
  5. Benefits
  6. Page 2

Benefits

  • Debate Pack

    Social security support for children

    Tuesday, 22 November, 2022

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for Wednesday 23 November on social security support for children. The debate will be opened by Anum Qaisar MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
  • Research Briefing

    The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: UK implementation

    Thursday, 10 November, 2022

    Explains what the UN CRPD is, how it works and describes the investigations into the UK’s compliance with the convention.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Community care
    • Disability
    • Diseases
    • Equality
    • Health
    • Housing benefits
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • Justice
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Support for care leavers

    Thursday, 20 October, 2022

    This briefing paper provides an overview of the UK Government’s policies to support care leavers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Housing Benefit: Shared Accommodation Rate

    Friday, 30 September, 2022

    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.

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

    Housing: key resources for constituency casework (England)

    Saturday, 24 September, 2022

    This paper provides a guide to some reliable sources of information to help answer the most common constituents' housing questions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
  • Insight

    The impact of high inflation on benefit claimants

    Thursday, 22 September, 2022

    Benefit claimants are experiencing a reduction in the real value of their payments at a time when rising inflation is hitting low-income households the hardest.

    • Insight
    • Benefits
    • Consumers
    • Economic situation
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL] 2022-23

    Thursday, 25 August, 2022

    Background on the Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL] 2022-23, introduced in the House of Lords on 11 May 2022.

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

    Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market

    Tuesday, 09 August, 2022

    This is the final version of this paper which tracks the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the labour market from January-March 2020 to January-March 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    UK disability statistics: Prevalence and life experiences

    Friday, 29 July, 2022

    This briefing brings together disability data from a range of sources, providing information on the size and characteristics of the UK's disabled population, and highlighting disparities between the life experiences of disabled and non-disabled people.

    • Research Briefing
    • Census
    • Demography
    • Disability
    • Health services
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?

    Monday, 18 July, 2022

    The Government intends to make landlords’ blanket bans on letting to people in receipt of benefits illegal. This paper explains the issues behind ‘No DSS’ adverts.

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

    Spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures

    Tuesday, 05 July, 2022

    An Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 5 July 2022.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Energy
    • National Insurance
    • Tax
  • Debate Pack

    Spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures

    Monday, 04 July, 2022

    An Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 5 July 2022.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Energy
    • National Insurance
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Tax
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Supported exempt accommodation (England)

    Thursday, 30 June, 2022

    An overview of the regulation of supported exempt accommodation and calls for increased oversight, improved funding, and better standards of support provision.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
  • Research Briefing

    The Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill 2022-23

    Friday, 17 June, 2022

    This briefing paper provides information on the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill 2022-23, introduced in the House of Commons on 15 June 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Pensions
    • Public spending
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Potential merits of a universal basic income

    Monday, 13 June, 2022

    There will be a debate on the potential merits of a universal basic income in Westminster Hall at 4:30pm on 15 June 2022. This debate will be led by Angela Crawley MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy

Total results (page 2 of 27)

  • Page 1 of 27 1
  • Page 2 of 27 2
  • Page 3 of 27 3
  • Page 4 of 27 4
  • Page 5 of 27 5
  • Page … of 27 …
  • Page 26 of 27 26
  • Page 27 of 27 27

Quick Links

  • About us
  • Services for MPs and MPs’ staff
  • Research for this week’s business
  • Public feedback and complaints
  • Editorial policy
  • Work with us

By Topic

  • Brexit and the EU
  • Coronavirus
  • Economy, business and transport
  • Home affairs
  • Parliament and elections
  • Science, environment and technology
  • Social policy
  • World affairs
  • Full topic list

By Type

  • Research Briefings
  • Debate Packs
  • Insights
  • Data tools and resources
  • Constituency casework articles
  • All research

Mailing List

Subscribe to receive email alerts every time we publish new research about the topics you’re interested in.

Subscribe

Follow us:

  • Twitter

© House of Commons 2023. Re-use our content freely and flexibly with only a few conditions under the Open Parliament Licence.

Privacy notice | Cookie policy | Cookie settings | Accessibility statement