Research Briefing
By April 2011 most lone parents with a youngest child aged seven or over will no longer be able to claim Income Support but will instead have to claim Jobseeker's Allowance and be available for and seek paid work.
Research Briefing
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 includes provisions to enable piloting of mandatory 'work-related activity' for lone parents on Income Support and partners of benefit claimants with a youngest child aged 3-6. The Labour Government announced proposals to run 'pathfinders' in four Jobcentre Plus districts in England from October 2010.
Research Briefing
This note sets out financial support available to domestic energy consumers, including grants for central heating, insulation, microgeneration equipment and social security measures. It also explains how to seek advice or information about gas and electricity problems from Consumer Direct and the Energy Ombudsman.
Research Briefing
This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/08 and 09/09 prepared for Commons Second Reading.
Research Briefing
This paper is one of two which examine the main proposals of the Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09. It deals with Part 1 of the Bill, which includes provisions to establish a 'work for your benefit' scheme for the long-term unemployed, to allow piloting of the 'personalised conditionality' regime, and to enable the future abolition of income support. See also Research Paper 09/09.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Christmas Bonus and the associated 60 pound one-off payment for 2008-09, from 2009.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on tax credits and childcare costs, from 2009.
Research Briefing
Sets out the basis for the uprating of benefits and tax credits in 2009
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper has been archived as it no longer offers up-to-date information. However, we have published other papers which may be of interest.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill - progress of the Bill, from 2008.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on Working Families Tax Credit, from 2006.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on community sentences and withdrawal of benefits pilots, from 2005.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on passported benefits, from 2005.
Research Briefing
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Reduced Earnings Allowance and the Retirement Allowance, from 2005.
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