Research Briefing
Cold Weather Payments for winter 2017-2018
This Library Briefing Paper provides information on the Cold Weather Payments Scheme for winter 2017-18.
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Research Briefing
Changes to the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria
On 19 January 2018 the Government announced that it accepted a High Court ruling that controversial changes made in March 2017 to the criteria for the PIP mobility component for people experiencing psychological distress were unlawful. This briefing gives background information to the changes that have now been overturned. It will be updated in due course to take account of subsequent developments. In the meantime, this page gives information on what the latest announcement means for PIP claimants.
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Debate Pack
Motions relating to Universal Credit, Children and Young Persons, and Social Security
This House of Commons briefing page has been prepared in advance of a debate on motions relating to Universal Credit, Children and Young Persons and Social Security. This will take place in the main House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 13th March 2018.
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Debate Pack
Claimant experience of the Personal Independence Payment process
This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate entitled “Claimant experience of the Personal Independence Payment process”. This will take place in Westminster Hall at 9.30am on Wednesday 31st January 2018, and will be led by Laura Pidcock MP.
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Research Briefing
2018 Benefits Uprating
Most working-age benefits will be frozen at 2015/16 cash values from 2016/17 to 2019/20 inclusive. Over the year 2018/19 the increase in most benefits aimed at disabled people and pensioners will continue to be linked to CPI inflation, which increased to 3.0% in the year ending September 2017. The new State Pension will rise by 3.0% to £164.35.
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Research Briefing
Local replacements for the Independent Living Fund (ILF)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out how, following the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF), funding has been devolved for former recipients, and also research into the impact of its closure.
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Debate Pack
Changes to the Independent Living Fund
On 9 January 2018, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on Changes to the Independent Living Fund, sponsored by Ian C. Lucas MP. The debate will start at 2:30pm and is expected to last 90 minutes.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit roll-out: Autumn/Winter 2017
Universal Credit aims to replace six working-age benefits. The Government is now rolling out the Full Service, under which everyone eligible can claim UC no matter their circumstances. Once the Full Service is launched in an area both the number and range of people claiming UC is likely to grow quickly. At the end of September 2017 there were 101 jobcentres running the Full Service. Between October 2017 and January 2018, 134 more jobcentres will launch the Full Service. That will add 150,000 more people to the UC caseload – a 25% increase, and an overall rise from 8% to 10% of the final 7 million people expected to be eligible.
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Research Briefing
Motability scheme
This paper explains what the Motability scheme is and how it operates, including changes to eligibility for the scheme as a result of PIP.
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Research Briefing
Carer’s Allowance and the Retirement Pension
Carer's Allowance cannot be paid in addition to the Retirement Pension because of the "overlapping benefits" rule. This Commons Library briefing looks at the rationale for this rule, and at the position of successive governments on payment of Carer's Allowance to people over State Pension Age.
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Research Briefing
Permitted Work Rules
This Commons Library briefing paper gives an overview of the Permitted Work Rules, which allow people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance to do some paid work without it affecting their benefit.
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Debate Pack
Changes to Personal Independence Payment regulations
On Wednesday 29 March, there will be an emergency debate on changes to Personal Independence Payment regulations in the House of Commons Chamber, following an application by Debbie Abrahams MP.
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Research Briefing
Statistics on Migrants and Benefits
Data on migrants and benefits is incomplete and fragmented, not routinely available from a single source. This is because the nationality of benefit claimants is not routinely gathered by either DWP or HMRC when administering benefits or tax credits. This paper brings together the main available data sources – including DWP data on National Insurance Number registrations, departmental ad-hoc releases and responses to Freedom of Information requests – to analyse rates of benefit and tax credits receipt among migrants living in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Abolition of the ESA Work-Related Activity Component
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and details the changes to the Work Related Activity Component that will be introduced from April 2017. The paper also includes information on the mitigating support announced by the Government.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2017: Background briefing
The briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2017 which will take place on Wednesday 8 March 2017. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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