Research Briefing
Historical Rates of Social Security benefits
This note sets out the historical rates for the major social security benefits since the introduction of the modern welfare state in 1948.
-
-
Insight
Delivering Universal Credit
For Ministers and civil servants alike, the recent National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reports on progress implementing Universal Credit (UC) will have made uncomfortable reading. The PAC described management of the UC programme as “extraordinarily poor”, pointing to a “shocking absence of financial and other internal controls.”
-
Research Briefing
Mesothelioma Bill
The Bill provides the legislative framework for a new Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme to make payments to people with diffuse mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos either negligently or in breach of statutory duty by an employer, and who are unable to bring a claim for damages against the employer or an Employers’ Liability (EL) insurer.
-
Research Briefing
Winter Fuel Payments: people in residential care
People in residential care who receive Pension Credit do not qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. Other care home residents receive half the full rate (£100, or £150 for people aged 80 or over). This note describes the rules as they apply to people in care homes, and explains the rationale behind them.
-
Research Briefing
Cold Weather Payments for winter 2013/2014
Cold Weather Payments are made from the Social Fund to certain recipients of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit or Pension Credit during periods of very cold weather.
-
Research Briefing
Civil service pensions – reforms to 2010
Provides an overview of the development of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme to 2010
-
Research Briefing
Pension Credit: assessed income periods
Background to the abolition of "assessed income periods" in Pension Credit announced in Spending Review 2013
-
Research Briefing
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – background
This note outlines the development of proposals for NEST (a national, low cost pension scheme aimed at low to moderate earners)
-
Research Briefing
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – 2012 onwards
Looks at the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), a low cost pension saving scheme, which started operations in July 2012
-
Research Briefing
Teachers’ Pension Scheme – background
This note looks at the development of the Teachers' Pension Scheme
-
Research Briefing
Bereavement benefits
Information on the current system of bereavement benefits (Bereavement Payment, Bereavement Allowance and Widowed Parent’s Allowance) and on the Government's proposals for a new Bereavement Support Payment.
-
Research Briefing
Firefighters Pension Schemes -background
This note covers the development of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes and current reform issues
-
Research Briefing
Universal Credit: proposals for a seven day “waiting period” for claims
In Spending Round 2013 on 26 June, the Chancellor announced that new Universal Credit claimants subject to work-related conditionality who have not had a UC claim in the previous six months will have to wait seven days before becoming eligible for support. The measure is expected to be introduced from April 2015, and ultimately yield savings of around £260 million a year.
-
Research Briefing
Royal Mail Pension Plan
This note looks at the development of the Royal Mail Pension Plan and the Government's decision to take responsibility for its historic deficit.
-
Research Briefing
Short Term Benefit Advances and Budgeting Advances
From 1 April 2013, a new advance of benefit facility administered by DWP replaced Social Fund Budgeting Loans, interim payments of benefits and "alignment payments". This note gives details of the new system of Short Term Benefit Advances and Budgeting Advances.
Total results (page 32 of 42)