Debate Pack
Social security support for children
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.
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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
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
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
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.
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Insight
The impact of high inflation on benefit claimants
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.
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Research Briefing
Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL] 2022-23
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.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market
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.
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Research Briefing
UK disability statistics: Prevalence and life experiences
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.
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Research Briefing
Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?
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.
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Debate Pack
Spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures
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.
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Debate Pack
Spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures
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.
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Research Briefing
Supported exempt accommodation (England)
An overview of the regulation of supported exempt accommodation and calls for increased oversight, improved funding, and better standards of support provision.
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Research Briefing
The Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill 2022-23
This briefing paper provides information on the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill 2022-23, introduced in the House of Commons on 15 June 2022.
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Debate Pack
Potential merits of a universal basic income
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.
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