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Welfare and pensions

  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency data: Universal Credit rollout

    Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

    Provides our latest constituency estimates for Universal Credit roll-out, the Government's new working-age benefit

    • Data Dashboard
    • Benefits
    • Benefits policy
    • Working age benefits
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    State Pensions 2020: FAQs

    Friday, 11 December, 2020

    This briefing paper looks at some of the FAQs constituents raise with their MPs about pensions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Occupational pension increases

    Friday, 11 December, 2020

    Looks at the requirements on private sector Defined Benefit occupational pension schemes to index and revalue pension benefits and recent debates

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pension scheme investments – climate change risk

    Wednesday, 09 December, 2020

    This short briefing paper aims to provide context for provisions in clause 124 of the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/21 that would “require occupational pension schemes to manage the effects of climate change effectively as a financial risk to their investments and to report publicly on how they have done so.”

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Withdrawing crisis social security measures

    Tuesday, 08 December, 2020

    This Commons Library Briefing Paper outlines the social security changes made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and other Government departments, in response to the coronavirus crisis, as well as expectations for their withdrawal and plans for the economic recovery.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Debate Pack

    Future of pensions policy

    Friday, 04 December, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on ‘The Future of pensions policy’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 8 December 2020 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Rob Roberts MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Pensions
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions dashboards

    Wednesday, 02 December, 2020

    This Commons Library Briefing paper looks at the debate on the pensions dashboard, which is being developed to enable people to view all their lifetime pension savings (including their state pension) in one place

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Pension sharing on divorce

    Friday, 27 November, 2020

    This note looks at the introduction of pension sharing on divorce provisions and points to some sources of information and guidance

    • Research Briefing
    • Family law
    • Pensions
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on a Motion relating to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on the DWP’s response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

    Monday, 23 November, 2020

    A debate on 'the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on the DWP’s response to the Coronavirus Outbreak’ has been scheduled for Thursday 26 November 2020.

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

    The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: UK implementation

    Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

    This briefing paper describes the findings of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ investigation into the UK in 2016, the UK and Devolved Government reactions, and subsequent developments, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on disabled persons’ rights.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Community care
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Housing benefits
    • Institutions
    • International organisations
    • Justice
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency data: people claiming unemployment benefits

    Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

    Explore constituency-level data on people claiming unemployment benefits using the interactive dashboard

    • Data Dashboard
    • Benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21: Progress of the Bill

    Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

    This briefing provides an overview of the progress of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21. The Bill has now completed its passage through Parliament.

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

    Social security powers in the UK

    Monday, 09 November, 2020

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a high-level overview of recent changes to social security provision in Northern Ireland and Scotland, including the devolution of significant welfare powers, and analyses how this has affected the structure of the UK social security system as a whole.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Devolution
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Public Sector Exit Payment Cap

    Thursday, 05 November, 2020

    This Commons Library Briefing Paper discusses the new public sector exit payment cap that comes into force in November 2020. In particular, it considers how the cap could impact lower-income workers and the circumstances in which the cap can be relaxed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Pensions
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Support for UK Veterans

    Thursday, 05 November, 2020

    This briefing paper details the support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Pensions
    • Rented housing

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