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Working age benefits

  • Research Briefing

    How benefit levels are set

    Thursday, 14 April, 2022

    An overview of how social security benefit levels in the United Kingdom are set.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Pensions
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Accessing benefits with terminal illness

    Tuesday, 01 March, 2022

    This briefing paper explores the history of rules that help terminally ill people access benefits, how they work in practice, the debate that surrounds them, and recent policy developments across the UK.

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

    Living with Covid-19

    Friday, 25 February, 2022

    This page provides an overview of the Government's strategy on Living with Covid-19 and a summary of the relevant policy changes.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Benefits Uprating 2022/23

    Wednesday, 02 February, 2022

    DWP benefits that are linked to inflation rise by 3.1% in April 2022, as do the Basic and New State Pension following a one-year suspension of the 'triple lock'. Inflation-linked tax credit elements and benefits administered by HMRC are also expected to rise by 3.1%.

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

    Reducing the Universal Credit taper rate and the effect on incomes

    Tuesday, 01 February, 2022

    The taper sets the rate at which Universal Credit is withdrawn as claimants’ earnings increase.

    • Insight
    • Benefits policy
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Suicide prevention: Policy and strategy

    Tuesday, 25 January, 2022

    This briefing paper considers suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in some key policy areas.

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

    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

    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

    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

    Coronavirus: Legacy benefits and the Universal Credit ‘uplift’

    Friday, 28 May, 2021

    This paper outlines the debate around the Government's policy to increase Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit payments, but not payments of DWP means-tested legacy benefits for people of working age, during the coronavirus pandemic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Diseases
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Universal Credit: A reading list

    Tuesday, 04 May, 2021

    A Universal Credit reading list covering the new benefit from its development more than a decade ago through to April 2021.

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

    The furlough scheme: One year on

    Wednesday, 24 March, 2021

    How has the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme changed over the year and what might happen once it ends?

    • Insight
    • Benefits policy
    • Government
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19

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