Constituency data: People claiming unemployment benefits
Explore constituency-level data on people claiming unemployment benefits using the interactive dashboard.
Local Housing Allowance: Help with rent for private tenants
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) sets maximum amounts private tenants can get in benefit support to help with rent
Support for unpaid carers
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on 15 October 2026 on Support for unpaid carers. The debate will be led by Alison Bennett MP.
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Research Briefing
The High Income Child Benefit Charge
The High Income Child Benefit Charge provides for Child Benefit to be clawed back through the tax system from families where the highest earner has an income in excess of a set threshold, now set at £60,000.
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Research Briefing
Pensions dashboards policy
Pensions dashboards are being developed to enable people to access information about their pensions online.
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Research Briefing
Compensation for Equitable Life policyholders
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on compensation for Equitable Life policyholders on 22 October 2026.
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Research Briefing
Taxation of state pension
The state pension is liable to income tax, though pensioners are unlikely to pay tax in practice if their only income is the state pension.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Universal Credit claimants
Explore constituency-level data on people claiming Universal Credit in Great Britain using our interactive dashboard.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Find data for your constituency on people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) using our interactive dashboard.
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Research Briefing
Administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
In July 2026 the government said it was applying commercial levers and deploying an independent auditor to review Capita’s administration of the scheme following unacceptable delays experienced by scheme members.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Pension Credit claimants
Explore constituency-level data on state pensioners claiming Pension Credit in Great Britain using our interactive dashboard.
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Research Briefing
Qualifying periods for disability benefits
Social security benefits are available to help with the extra costs arising from a disability or health condition. For each of the 'extra-costs' benefits, claimants must usually have satisfied the disability conditions for a period before payment can begin - a 'qualifying period.'
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
How to complain about a financial service
Find out how customers can complain about financial services, and use the impartial, free ombudsman service, without going to the courts.
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Research Briefing
Winter Fuel Payment from 2025/26
From 2025/26 all people over State Pension age are eligible for Winter Fuel Payment, but those with incomes above £35,000 pay it back through the tax system
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Research Briefing
SCAPE discount rate change
On 19 May 2026, the government announced that the SCAPE discount rate would be increased from Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 1.7% to CPI + 2%.
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