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Universal Credit and Non-Dependant DeductionsWhen the Coalition Government came to power in 2010 it immediately declared that its number one priority was to reduce the national debt and this was reflected in the first budget of the new Chancellor, George Osborne, a few months later. Welfare Benefits in general and Housing Benefit in particular…
09 March, 2012
Welfare Reforms - Universal Credit Draft Regulations IssuedOn 15th June 2012 DWP issued various sets of draft regulations to underpin their Welfare Reform Act. The sets include one on Universal Credit and it is of particular interest to note some of the radical changes that are being made to the support that will be included in UC…
09 March, 2012
Welfare Reforms - All Change for LHAOne of the key changes announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Emergency Budget on taking office in 2010 has only recently been implemented yet its impact has already started to be felt in the private rented sector. From April 2012 Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates, that form of Housing Benefit paid…
09 March, 2012
Draft Regulations Published - Size Criteria in the Social Rented SectorThe first draft regulations in what will be a steady stream of new legislation that will flow from DWP over the coming months to underpin their Welfare Reform programme has just been issued.Perhaps the most contentious of all the housing related changes, these draft regulations introduce for the first time…
09 March, 2012
Welfare Reform - Wake-Up Call! (Housing Scotland)In recent weeks my attention has been drawn to the increased media interest, and associated Ministerial statements, relating to the Welfare Reforms agenda, currently being debated by “Your Noble Lords”, at Report Stage. Even the clergy sense something is seriously amiss with the Coalition Government’s proposals. To continue reading, click…
09 March, 2012
Welfare Reform - Wake-Up Call! (YPN)As I write, I’m travelling north on the Pennine Express having delivered a couple of workshops at the National Landlords Conference which this year took place in Manchester. The conference organisers had given me a blank canvass and up until a few days before, my intention had been to concentrate…
09 March, 2012
DWP Reponse to Hitting The Brick Wall ArticleWe contacted the Sectretary of State and the Minister for Welfare Reform. The attached PDF is a scan of the response they sent. Click here for the PDF Response…
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09 March, 2012
Hitting The DWP Brick WallMost of the regular readers of this column will know that I’m a classic case of “Gamekeeper turned Poacher” having been Head of Benefits& Revenues and advisor to the Housing Benefit Standing Committee, Westminster. Click Here To Get The Full Article as a PDF First published: August 2011 in Your…