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Benefits

  • Research Briefing

    Social security benefits for older people with mobility needs

    Thursday, 28 October, 2021

    There is an upper age limit for new claims of benefits that provide support for mobility - now the State Pension Age. This means that some older people cannot get benefits for mobility needs and cannot access linked schemes such as Motability.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Pensions
    • Roads
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • 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 Most have now been withdrawn.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
  • Constituency Casework

    Benefit support for housing costs when renting from relatives

    Thursday, 07 October, 2021

    Claiming the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit when renting from, but not living with, a close relative.

    • Constituency Casework
    • Benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Welfare and pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Financial support for family and friends carers (kinship carers)

    Thursday, 07 October, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers what help is available for grandparents and other family and friends carers (also known as kinship carers) looking after children where their parents are not in a position to do so.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Family benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Opposition Day Debate: Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people

    Tuesday, 21 September, 2021

    On Tuesday 21 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the "Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people"

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic situation
    • Energy
    • Rail
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    The Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    This briefing paper provides an overview of the Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22 which is scheduled to complete all its Commons stages on Monday 20 September 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions
  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day Debate: Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    On Wednesday 15 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the motion 'That this House calls on the Government to cancel its planned cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit which from the end of September 2021 will reduce support for many hardworking families by £1,040 a year.'

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

    Early intervention: policy and provision

    Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing analyses early intervention policies aimed at parents and children from conception to age five, covering health, education, social development and financial benefits. This paper also looks at broader arguments around early intervention as a policy approach.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Child care
    • Children's social services
    • Disability
    • Education
    • Family benefits
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Pre-school education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Housing costs in Universal Credit

    Wednesday, 18 August, 2021

    The key differences between support with housing costs in Housing Benefit and Universal Credit.

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

    The rent safety net: changes since 2010

    Tuesday, 17 August, 2021

    This briefing paper brings together details of the main changes to the rent safety net announced since 2010. It covers the savings achieved through changes to Housing Benefit and the Universal Credit housing costs element, as well as the impact of these policies, and the debate that surrounds them.

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

    People from abroad: what benefits can they claim?

    Friday, 06 August, 2021

    This briefing provides a broad overview of the rules on access to benefits for people coming to the UK from abroad. It describes the situation for asylum seekers, nationals from European Economic Area (EEA) countries, and non-EEA nationals.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Immigration
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • The EU
    • Working age benefits
  • 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
  • Research Briefing

    Domestic abuse: Support for victims and survivors

    Friday, 02 July, 2021

    This paper explains the support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. This includes support from housing and social security agencies, and specialist domestic abuse support services such as Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and refuges.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Crime
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    EU Settlement Scheme application deadline

    Thursday, 10 June, 2021

    This briefing is for members and their staff dealing with constituency casework related to the EU Settlement Scheme deadline.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Bereavement benefits
    • Family benefits
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Immigration
    • Pensions
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Support for people with a learning disability

    Tuesday, 08 June, 2021

    House of Commons Library briefing on policies and services for people with a learning disability in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Community care
    • Disability
    • Education
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits

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