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Working age benefits

  • Debate Pack

    Benefit sanctions

    Tuesday, 01 December, 2015

    Benefit sanctions will be debated in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 2 December at 4.30-5.30 pm. Neil Gray MP will lead the debate. This Library briefing provides an overview of how benefit sanctions work and further background information.

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

    Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015: a summary

    Monday, 30 November, 2015

    Updated analysis of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Education
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Public spending
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    2016 Benefits Uprating

    Friday, 27 November, 2015

    This note sets out the main benefit and tax credit rates for the 2016-17 financial year.

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

    Background to the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement

    Friday, 20 November, 2015

    Background to the joint 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement, which will be presented to Parliament on 25 November 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Public spending
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    A Fresh Start: the Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan and the Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill 2015-16 [Bill 99]

    Friday, 20 November, 2015

    The Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill is part of a process to stabilise the political institutions in Northern Ireland. It stems from a package agreed between the UK and Irish Governments and the largest Northern Ireland parties: the Fresh Start agreement. This paper gives a guide to the Bill, and to the agreement.

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

    Tax Credit changes from April 2016

    Thursday, 29 October, 2015

    This note (published 15 October 2015) outlines what tax credits are, the changes announced in the Summer Budget 2015 and how these changes will be implemented. It also estimates what impact these changes will have for families in combination with other measures announced in the Summer Budget 2015, such as introduction of the National Living Wage, the increase to the Personal Allowance and freeze in Child Benefit. This page was updated on 29 October 2015 to included additional analysis of the impact on affected families (see attached spreadsheet).

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Distributional Effect of Proposed Reforms to Tax Credits

    Tuesday, 27 October, 2015

    This page provides background to the Backbench Business debate, Distributional Effect of Proposed Reforms to Tax Credits, scheduled for Thursday 29 October 2015.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16 Committee Stage Report

    Monday, 26 October, 2015

    This Commons Library Briefing Paper summarises debate and amendments to the Bill during its committee stage in the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Family benefits
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Effect of changes to welfare benefits

    Friday, 09 October, 2015

    This page contains Library briefings and external reports and provides background information for the Westminster Hall debate, Effect of changes to welfare benefits, scheduled for Wednesday October 14 at 2.30pm.

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

    The Work Capability Assessment for Employment and Support Allowance

    Friday, 18 September, 2015

    This briefing provides an overview of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

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

    Employment and Support Allowance: An introduction

    Friday, 18 September, 2015

    This briefing provides an overview of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

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

    Welfare Reform and Work Bill [Bill 51 of 2015-16]

    Thursday, 16 July, 2015

    This House of Commons Briefing Paper provides background to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill’s provisions; summarises the key measures; and includes relevant comment. The Bill is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 20 July 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Family benefits
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Summer Budget 2015: A summary

    Friday, 10 July, 2015

    This note presents a summary of the Summer Budget 2015. This note provides an overview of the main Budget measures (see below), along with analysis of the forecasts, changes to the fiscal rules, changes to welfare, the National Living Wage, and public spending.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Family benefits
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Public spending
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Background to the July 2015 Budget

    Friday, 03 July, 2015

    This note sets out the background to the July 2015 Budget, the first Budget of the current Parliament.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Public spending
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Tax
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day Debate on Tax Credits and Support for Working Families

    Wednesday, 01 July, 2015

    This page provides background information for the Opposition Day Debate, Tax credits and support for working families, on Wednesday 1 July 2015.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Working age benefits

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