Working age benefits Archives

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June Budget and Spending Review 2010: DLA and ESA changes

Friday, 05 November, 2010

The Coalition Government's June 2010 Budget announced that a new "objective medical assessment" would be introduced for Disability Living Allowance claims from 2013-14. The Spending Review on 20 October announced that that the DLA mobility component is to be withdrawn from people in care homes whose place is funded by a public body. The Spending Review also announced that, from April 2012, for those Employment and Support Allowance claimants assessed as eligible for the "Work Related Activity Group", contributory ESA would only be payable for up to one year.
Research Briefing

Child Benefit for higher rate taxpayers

Wednesday, 03 November, 2010

At the Conservative Party Conference in October 2010 the Chancellor announced that from January 2013 Child Benefit would be withdrawn from families with a higher rate taxpayer. This note looks at the background to the announcement and at reactions to it. Revised proposals for a “High Income Child Benefit Charge” were presented in Budget 2012 under which Child Benefit would instead be clawed back from families where the highest earner had an income in excess of £50,000. Further details can be found in Library briefing SN06299, Child Benefit for higher income families.
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Lone parents and Jobseeker’s Allowance

Thursday, 20 May, 2010

By April 2011 most lone parents with a youngest child aged seven or over will no longer be able to claim Income Support but will instead have to claim Jobseeker's Allowance and be available for and seek paid work.
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Lone parents with younger children: the Progression to Work pathfinders

Thursday, 20 May, 2010

The Welfare Reform Act 2009 includes provisions to enable piloting of mandatory 'work-related activity' for lone parents on Income Support and partners of benefit claimants with a youngest child aged 3-6. The Labour Government announced proposals to run 'pathfinders' in four Jobcentre Plus districts in England from October 2010.
Research Briefing

Support for domestic energy users

Monday, 25 January, 2010

This note sets out financial support available to domestic energy consumers, including grants for central heating, insulation, microgeneration equipment and social security measures. It also explains how to seek advice or information about gas and electricity problems from Consumer Direct and the Energy Ombudsman.
Research Briefing

Cold Weather Payments

Friday, 22 January, 2010

Cold Weather Payments. By Steven Kennedy. SN/SP/696.
Research Briefing

Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage report

Friday, 13 March, 2009

This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/08 and 09/09 prepared for Commons Second Reading.
Research Briefing

Welfare Reform Bill: social security provisions

Friday, 23 January, 2009

This paper is one of two which examine the main proposals of the Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09. It deals with Part 1 of the Bill, which includes provisions to establish a 'work for your benefit' scheme for the long-term unemployed, to allow piloting of the 'personalised conditionality' regime, and to enable the future abolition of income support. See also Research Paper 09/09.
Research Briefing

2009 Benefit Uprating

Monday, 15 December, 2008

Sets out the basis for the uprating of benefits and tax credits in 2009
Research Briefing

Means-tested benefits: help with mortgage costs (archived)

Wednesday, 03 December, 2008

This Commons Library briefing paper has been archived as it no longer offers up-to-date information. However, we have published other papers which may be of interest.
Research Briefing

Tax Credits Bill (Bill 52 of 2001-02)

Wednesday, 05 December, 2001

Tax Credits Bill (Bill 52 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/110
Research Briefing

Tax Credits Bill (Bill 9 1998/99)

Monday, 18 January, 1999

Tax Credits Bill (Bill 9 of 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/3.
Research Briefing

Working families tax credit and family credit

Thursday, 09 April, 1998

Working families tax credit and family credit. House of Commons Library Research paper 98/46.
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