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Government aims to win back women with £300m childcare support plan
Senior Cabinet members, including Nick Clegg, have announced a £300m funding pot to help with childcare costs from 2013 along with the launch of the Universal Credit. Under current rules, parents who...
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Universal Credit ‘a very high-risk timeline’
Peers have raised concerns over the ‘high risk’ involved in the IT delivery of Universal Credit, which will see 80% of benefit claims made online by 2013. From that date, most working age benefits –...
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Public urged to use online app for new universal credit
According to reports, the Government is to urge people who make applications for the new Universal Credit to use an online app that is currently being developed as part of major changes to the welfare...
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Government and credit reference agency to combat fraud
Benefit cheats are being warned that government will work with a credit reference agency (CRA) to track down fraudsters across the country. HMRC and DWP are delivering on the Prime Minister’s...
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Westminster publishes ‘civic contract’ proposals
Westminster City Council has published new proposals which would require unemployed people to prove they are actively volunteering in the community to qualify for welfare benefits. The new ‘civic...
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Miliband: Benefits system has given people ‘false sense of security’
TweetEd Miliband has said in a TV interview that he is not against the idea of a household benefit cap and a fairer system of social housing. The Labour leader said on the BBC’s Today programme that...
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MPs publish report on means tested benefits
The Commons Public Accounts Committee has published a new report entitled Means Testing on the basis of evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs, HM Treasury, as well...
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Lib Dem MP says benefits cap will ‘damage families’
TweetSimon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has said that putting a £26,000 a year cap on household benefits, which The House of Lords is due to debate, will “damage the lives of...
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Lord Ashdown to vote against welfare changes
The Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown said he will not stand with the government on planned changes to the welfare system. The peer said he will vote against the coalition government for the first...
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Ian Duncan Smith defends benefits cap
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has defended the proposed cap by the coalition on benefits in the Welfare Reform Bill. Opposition to the plans have come from peers including Liberal...
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Gavin Poole: ‘Benefit cap opponents fail to tackle worklessness’
An independent think tank has said that opponents of the benefit cap have missed an opportunity to support positive welfare reform and urged the Government to press ahead with the plans. Gavin Poole,...
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Cameron: ‘tackling the blight of welfare dependency’
Prime Minister David Cameron has attempted to appeal to the nation concerning his controversial Welfare Reform Bill, which has suffered a number of recent defeats and remains unpopular with the House...
View ArticlePublic sector saves £28 million through open access, but much greater rewards...
Open Access to published scholarly research offers significant benefits to the UK, according to two reports released today by the UK Open Access Implementation Group. To view the report, click here.
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Open Access to published scholarly research offers significant benefits to the UK, according to two reports released today by the UK Open Access Implementation Group. To view the report, click here.
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Think tank calls for rich pensioner benefit cut
Cutting benefits for wealthy pensioners could save up to £1.4bn a year says think tank the Nuffield Trust. In its report, Reforming Social Care, the Nuffield Trust has suggested that curbing benefits...
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Council helps Lanarkshire residents claim £15m in benefits
North Lanarkshire Council has revealed that its housing and social work service has helped local residents to claim £15,506,998 in benefits in the last year. Councillor Sam Love, Convener of the...
View ArticleScotland: Benefits consultation launched
A consultation was has been launched as part of the Scottish Government’s continued drive to mitigate against draconian reforms to the benefits system. The consultation will look at ways of ensuring...
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Employment rates at all-time high
The latest unemployment figures show a welcome drop in overall unemployment by 50,000, with employment at an all-time high. There is also a welcome fall in the number of young people (16-24)...
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EEA migrants’ minimum earnings threshold introduced
Migrants from the EEA, who claim to have been in work or self-employed to get benefits, will face a more robust test from 1 March 2014. Migrants from the European Economic Area (EEA) who claim to have...
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Government introduces Bill to help working families with childcare costs
The government has introduced the Childcare Payments Bill, which aims to help working families by giving basic rate tax relief on childcare of up to £2,000 per year for each child. The Bill would build...
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