Child Support Agency to be scrapped
News Article 15 November 2006
After years of controversy the troubled Child Support Agency is set to be scrapped and replaced with a new body.
Addicts' funding under fire
Press Review 12 October 2006
Ministers have come under fire after admitting that over 100,000 alcoholics and drug addicts are on incapacity benefit.
Benefits paid out to prisoners
Press Review 18 August 2006
Millions of pounds of benefits have been paid out wrongly to serving prisoners.
Hutton launches benefits shake-up
News Article 4 July 2006
More than 85 per cent of incapacity benefit claimants could be expected to look for work under new reform plans, the pensions secretary has said.
Benefit curbs to tackle lack of respect
Press Review 6 June 2006
The cabinet committee on 'respect', chaired personally by the prime minister, agreed yesterday that tenants guilty of anti-social behaviour should have their housing benefit docked if they refuse help to improve their conduct.
MPs demand reform of benefits system
Press Review 27 April 2006
A key committee of MPs has called on ministers to radically simplify the benefits system.
MPs back simpler benefits
News Article 27 April 2006
A key committee of MPs has called on ministers to radically simplify the benefits system.
Top rate of 50p tax proposed
Press Review 30 March 2006
A plan to levy a 50p top rate of tax will be given the support of two Labour rising stars when it is launched at a Fabian Society event today.
Hutton to offer sicknote incentives to GPs
News Article 22 January 2006
The work and pensions secretary has said doctors could be financially rewarded for signing fewer people on to incapacity benefit.
Hutton confident of backing for reforms
News Article 9 January 2006
The work and pensions secretary has expressed confidence that Labour MPs will back his plans to reform incapacity benefit.
No10 rejects welfare reform retreat claims
News Article 13 December 2005
Number 10 has dismissed as "rubbish" reports that the government is backing off from radical incapacity benefit reforms.
Ministers told to simplify benefits system
News Article 18 November 2005
Reducing the complexity of the benefits system would improve the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions, a watchdog has said.
Welfare fund is too complex, say MPs
News Article 15 November 2005
A government fund set up to provide cash to vulnerable people is too complex and is not adequately publicised, according to a committee of MPs.
Incapacity benefit reforms defended
Press Review 7 November 2005
Reforms to the incapacity benefit system will not force any of the 2.8 million claimants into work, Tony Blair has promised.
Lone parents threatened with benefit cuts
News Article 31 October 2005
Ministers have held out the threat of benefit reductions to unemployed lone parents who refuse to turn up to job interviews.
