2008
The Unit jointly ran a take-up campaign in Woking and Runnymede boroughs last
Summer alongside. Read about how all the partners developed a model and
brand for Can You Claim
It?
2007
The Department of Health has published its
National Framework for NHS
Continuing Healthcare and NHS funded Nursing Care (224KB)
You can read here a recently published report on
voluntary work and the national minimum
wage published by the DTI.
As part of the current Benefit Simplification project Citizens Advice have
produced an evidence report to the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
Read it here.
2006
Read the recently published
Welfare Reform Bill (366KB) and the
draft regulations due for
implementation in 2008. This reform abolishes Incapacity Benefit for new
claimants, rolls out the Pathways to Work programme and makes changes to Local
Housing Allowances and other miscellaneous Social Security amendments.
Alongside the Welfare Reform Bill, the Personal Capability Assessment will also
be overhauled. Pilots have been announced to test a new model assessment.
You can download "Transformation of
the Personal Capability Assessment" here. (291KB)
If you are interested in reading how well the
Pathways to Work pilots
have worked so far, an interim report on behalf of the DWP has been produced.
(459KB)
Another initiative within the DWP is the Benefit Simplification Unit project.
A short report describing the goals for the project are contained in the "Guide
to Best Practice" which is intended for any policy makers within Government
who have responsibility for creating or amending social security law. The
Unit is also externally consulting stakeholders and has secondees from the
voluntary sector working with them.
Read the latest poverty statistics in the
Social Exclusion Report
2006 (1251KB)
Her Majesty's Revenues and Customs have produced a brief guidance summary
concerning Cross-Year
Recovery of Tax Credits overpayments. ie when you have an overpayment
in one year and entitlement in the next.
Read the National Audit Office report on how to improve take up of
benefits with older people and improve poverty in old age.
Tackling Pensioner
Poverty. (1038KB)
Read Age Concern's report on pensioner poverty
Just Above the
Breadline. (641Kb)
Read the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's new report on ending inqualities for older people -
A Sure Start to
Later Life (1618kb)
2005
Read the National Statistics summary report "Focus on social
inequalities"
here
- August 2005 (227KB)