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Welfare and pensions

  • Research Briefing

    Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill 2021-22

    Wednesday, 22 December, 2021

    Briefing on Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices [HL] Bill 2021-22 for Second Reading debate in the House of Commons, scheduled for 5 January 2022

    • Research Briefing
    • Justice
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Support for landlords and tenants

    Monday, 20 December, 2021

    This briefing explains measures taken during the coronavirus outbreak to help renting households retain their homes. It covers calls for more assistance to prevent evictions and homelessness.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    Reductions in community debt services

    Monday, 29 November, 2021

    A debate on community debt services will take place in Westminster Hall scheduled for Wednesday 1 December 2021, at 9.30 am. Emma Hardy MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Pensions
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Increases in the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s

    Friday, 19 November, 2021

    This briefing provides an overview of the legislation which has increased the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s, and the campaigns against it.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    The campaign for Gurkha pensions

    Wednesday, 17 November, 2021

    This briefing paper looks at campaign for improved pension rights Gurkhas with service before July 1997

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    The Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill 2021-22: Progress of the Bill

    Friday, 12 November, 2021

    This briefing paper provides information on the progress of The Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill 2021-22. House of Lords amendments are scheduled be considered by the House of Commons on Monday 15 November 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Public service pension age

    Thursday, 11 November, 2021

    Looks at the pension age in the reformed public service schemes introduced in 2015, and concerns raised about the impact on certain occupational groups, such as prison officers and ambulance staff

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Social security benefits for older people with mobility needs

    Thursday, 28 October, 2021

    There is an upper age limit for new claims of benefits that provide support for mobility - now the State Pension Age. This means that some older people cannot get benefits for mobility needs and cannot access linked schemes such as Motability.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Pensions
    • Roads
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Withdrawing crisis social security measures

    Tuesday, 26 October, 2021

    The Department for Work and Pensions made a series of changes to the social security system in response to the pandemic. Most have now been withdrawn.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Pension scheme investments and climate change

    Thursday, 07 October, 2021

    Looks at the requirements on pension schemes to take account of the risks and opportunities of climate change in their investments and report on how they have done this

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Opposition Day Debate: Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people

    Tuesday, 21 September, 2021

    On Tuesday 21 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the "Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people"

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic situation
    • Energy
    • Rail
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    The Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    This briefing paper provides an overview of the Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22 which is scheduled to complete all its Commons stages on Monday 20 September 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Pensions
  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day Debate: Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits

    Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

    On Wednesday 15 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the motion 'That this House calls on the Government to cancel its planned cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit which from the end of September 2021 will reduce support for many hardworking families by £1,040 a year.'

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Family benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Judges’ pension schemes

    Tuesday, 14 September, 2021

    Looks at current issues regarding judges' pensions

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Early intervention: policy and provision

    Tuesday, 31 August, 2021

    This House of Commons Library briefing analyses early intervention policies aimed at parents and children from conception to age five, covering health, education, social development and financial benefits. This paper also looks at broader arguments around early intervention as a policy approach.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Child care
    • Children's social services
    • Disability
    • Education
    • Family benefits
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Pre-school education
    • Public spending

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