Research Briefing
Looks at the provisions to allow councillors access to the Local Government Pension Scheme from 2003 and the removal of this for councillors in England from April 2014
Research Briefing
After much speculation, on 27 March the Government announced the early exit of Atos Healthcare from the contract under which it carries out Work Capability Assessments for people claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). In July 2013, the Department for Work and Pensions announced that it had identified a “contractually unacceptable” reduction in the quality
Research Briefing
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) replaced incapacity benefits for new claims from October 2008. Between 2010 and 2014, around 1.5 million claimants of old-style incapaqcity benefits are being reassessed for ESA. To date, over 1.1 million incapacity benefit claimants have been reassessed, and around a fifth have been found “Fit for Work.”
Research Briefing
Budget 2014 introduced a cap on certain elements of welfare spending including housing benefit, incapacity benefit and tax credits. The state pension and Jobseekers Allowance are not included. The cap on welfare spending has been long planned, with Budget 2011 stating that the Government was “considering options for strengthening control” over this type of spending.
Research Briefing
Budget 2014 and Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts: a summary. Includes overview along with analysis of forecasts and changes to pensions and savings, the welfare cap and the treatment of disputed tax.
Research Briefing
Covers debates on the Pensions Bill in the House of Lords
Research Briefing
This note looks at the arguments regarding those women born between April 1951 and 1953 who are expected not to be eligible for the Government's proposed Single-tier State Pension, although a man born on the same date may be.
Research Briefing
Looks at the contribution conditions for the single-tier State Pension to be introduced for future pensioners from 6 April 2016
Research Briefing
State pension, benefits and tax credits increase in April 2014 - how are the new rates are calculated and which benefits are restricted to a 1% increase?
Research Briefing
This note explains the Government’s intention that social housing tenants in receipt of assistance with their housing costs should take responsibility for passing this assistance to their landlords when Universal Credit is phased in from April 2013.
Research Briefing
This note provides an overview of Government childcare policies since 2010.
Research Briefing
This note gives an overview of support for childcare under the Labour Government 1997-2010.
Research Briefing
MPs debated annuities last week, an area that the MP initiating the debate, Richard Graham, described as “dull, but important, and absolutely ripe for review and improvement”. Annuities are becoming an increasingly significant component of retirement income. They are the way in which most people saving in a defined contribution (DC) pension secure an income
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