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The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2008 (S. I. 2008 No. 2424)

Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee Under Section 174 (1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in Accordance with Section 174 (2) of that Act

By: Great Britain. Social Security Advisory Committee,Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions

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The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2008 (S. I. 2008 No. 2424)

By: Great Britain. Social Security Advisory Committee,Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions

The proposed regulations would reduce the time for claiming Pension Credit and Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit for those who have attained the qualifying age for Pension Credit, from 12 to 3 months, and reduce the period for which claims to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (HB/CTB) for customers of working age may be backdated, from 52 weeks to 3 months. The regulations also proposed to extend the period for which Pension Credit customers may retain entitlement whilst temporarily absent from Great Britain from 4 to 13 weeks. The Department for Work and Pensions aims to save £260 million by these changes, and to make the administration of the benefits more efficient. The Committee broadly welcomes the changes to the rules on temporary absence abroad, but is not convinced of the case to generate savings by reducing entitlement to HB and CTB and Pension Credit for some of the Department's most vulnerable and excluded customers. The changes will increase indebtedness and evictions, and the Committee believes the economic cost of increased possession proceedings (including the costs of re-housing and other services) have not been factored into the Department's calculations.

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010174692X

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The Social Security (Flexible New Deal) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No. 480)

Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee Under Section 174(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in Accordance with Section 174 (2) of that Act

By: Great Britain. Social Security Advisory Committee,Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions

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The Social Security (Flexible New Deal) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No. 480)

Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee Under Section 174(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in Accordance with Section 174 (2) of that Act

By: Great Britain. Social Security Advisory Committee,Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions

The Government referred proposals concerning the draft Social Security (Flexible New Deal) Regulations 2009 to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) on 1 October 2008. These regulations will implement the Government's proposals to introduce an enhanced regime for those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). This will include implementing the Flexible New Deal (FND) as a new employment programme for those who claim the benefit for a year, or after six months for those assessed as having greatest need of help to find work. The Committee's report gives broad support to elements of the revised Jobseekers Regime and the Flexible New Deal, but also expresses a number of concerns about the proposals, and makes eight recommendations. These fall under four broad headings: the extension of conditionality; the speed of the rollout of the full programme; the contracting out of services; and the changed economic situation. The Government sets out its response to the Committee's concerns, and has decided to proceed with the proposals as laid out in the Regulations originally referred to the Committee on 1 October 2008.

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0101756623

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The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2835), the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2836)

report by the Social Security Advisory Committee under section 174 (1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in accordance with sections 174 (2) of that Act

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The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2835), the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2836)

By: Great Britain: Social Security Advisory Committee

In the June 2010 budget, the Government set out a range of proposals aimed at curbing Housing Benefit expenditure that will be introduced between 2011 and 2013. The measures were referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee and this report outlines their recommendations and the Government's response to those recommendations. Principally these included: the removal of the five bedroom Local Housing Allowance rate so the maximum level is for a four bedroom property; the introduction of absolute caps to the Local Housing Allowance; the removal of £15 weekly Housing Benefit excess; include an additional bedroom with the size criteria where there is a proven need for overnight care that is provided by a non-resident carer; and setting Local Housing Allowance rates at the 30th percentile of rents in each Broad Rental Market Area. The Committee raised a number of concerns about the scale and impact of the changes and recommended that the Government should not go ahead with the package of amendments proposed. Among the Committee's recommendations were that the introduction of the CAP be deferred until October 2011; that initially a full Equality Impact Assessment be carried out and that a transition period be incorporated. The Government however feels that the amendments are the first steps in creating a more balanced affordable system and has decided to proceed.

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The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2008 (S. I. 2008 No. 2424)

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2008 (S. I. 2008 No. 2424)

The Social Security (Flexible New Deal) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No. 480)

The Social Security (Flexible New Deal) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No. 480)

The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2835), the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2836)

The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2835), the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2010 (S.I. no. 2010/2836)

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