Working age benefits Publications - Page 5 of 13

Research Briefing

What if there’s no Brexit deal?

Friday, 08 February, 2019

What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.
Research Briefing

The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19

Friday, 25 January, 2019

The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 was published on 20 December 2018 and its First Reading in the House of Commons took place that day. MPs will next consider the Bill at Second Reading, which will take place on Wednesday 16 January 2019.
Debate Pack

Mental health and the benefits assessment process

Monday, 21 January, 2019

This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been published in advance of a debate entitled “Mental health and the benefits assessment process”. This will be led by Angela Crawley MP and will take place on 22 January 2019 in Westminster Hall, starting at 2.30pm.
Research Briefing

Housing cost element of Universal Credit and 18 to 21-year-olds

Friday, 28 December, 2018

This briefing paper provides information on the decision to restrict entitlement to the housing cost element of Universal Credit for young people aged 18 to 21. On 29 March 2018 the Government announced that restrictions on accessing the housing element would be removed. Regulations have been laid - the relevant provisions will come into force on 31 December 2018.
Debate Pack

Opposition Day Debate: Universal Credit

Tuesday, 16 October, 2018

This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been prepared in advance of an Opposition Day debate on Universal Credit, which will take place on Wednesday 17th October 2018.
Research Briefing

Universal Credit: why are sanction rates higher?

Monday, 01 October, 2018

Sanction rates are higher under Universal Credit, the Government's flagship welfare reform, than under the benefits it is replacing. In December 2017 around 0.3% of JSA claimants were currently under a sanction compared to 8.2% of Universal Credit claimants required to search for work though, in the case of UC, this rate has since fallen to 5.3% as of May. This higher rate of sanctioning, the DWP argues and our new analysis corroborates, is due to the way DWP deals with claimants who miss a work-search interview without good reason under Universal Credit compared to under JSA (one of UC's predecessors). Despite this analysis, however, there are still a number of questions relating to sanctions under Universal Credit that we cannot yet answer.
Debate Pack

Universal credit debates on Wednesday 11 July 2018

Tuesday, 10 July, 2018

On 11 July 2018, there will be an Opposition Day debate on Universal Credit in the Commons Chamber.
Research Briefing

Universal Credit roll-out: 2018-19

Thursday, 14 June, 2018

Universal Credit roll-out was around 11% complete across Great Britain as of December 2017, in terms of the number of households on UC. However, progress varies considerably between constituencies. Almost half of jobseekers are now on UC rather than "legacy" benefits. The majority of households receiving support for rent, children or incapacity are yet to move onto UC. This briefing provides a guide to roll-out of the Full Service in 2018/19 and original HC Library estimates for the progress or UC roll-out by constituency, region and across Great Britain.
Research Briefing

Universal Credit: roll out

Tuesday, 15 May, 2018

Universal Credit (UC) is the Government’s new working-age benefit. The Government is currently rolling out the UC full service, the service all areas will eventually use, across Great Britain. Our UC roll out tool shows when the UC full service launched, or is scheduled to launch, at jobcentres in and around your constituency.
Research Briefing

Cold Weather Payments for winter 2017-2018

Monday, 30 April, 2018

This Library Briefing Paper provides information on the Cold Weather Payments Scheme for winter 2017-18.
Research Briefing

Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) scheme

Thursday, 05 April, 2018

This briefing paper explains the assistance available for certain households with their mortgage interest payments. Help with mortgage costs is available to claimants of certain means-tested benefits for people not in full-time work. The schemes are collectively known as Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI). Assistance is currently available as a benefit but is changing to a loan on 6 April 2018.
Debate Pack

Effect of Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016

Monday, 19 March, 2018

This House of Commons Library briefing page has been prepared in advance of a debate entitled "Effect of Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016", which will be led by Dr Philippa Whitford MP. It will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 21st March 2018 at 9.30am.
Debate Pack

Motions relating to Universal Credit, Children and Young Persons, and Social Security

Monday, 12 March, 2018

This House of Commons briefing page has been prepared in advance of a debate on motions relating to Universal Credit, Children and Young Persons and Social Security. This will take place in the main House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 13th March 2018.
Research Briefing

2018 Benefits Uprating

Friday, 12 January, 2018

Most working-age benefits will be frozen at 2015/16 cash values from 2016/17 to 2019/20 inclusive. Over the year 2018/19 the increase in most benefits aimed at disabled people and pensioners will continue to be linked to CPI inflation, which increased to 3.0% in the year ending September 2017. The new State Pension will rise by 3.0% to £164.35.
Debate Pack

The effect of Universal Credit on the private rented sector

Monday, 01 January, 2018

There will be a debate, entitled "The effect of Universal Credit on the private rented sector". This will be led by Stephen Lloyd MP and will take place in Westminster Hall at 9.30am on Tuesday 9th January 2018. This landing page brings together relevant material to inform the debate.

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