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Benefits: 2005

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06/12/05 £360 Million Above Inflation To Be Spent For The Benefit Of Every Pensioner HTML
03/11/05 Working with the LHA: Landlord and agent's early experiences of the LHA in the nine Pathfinder areas HTML
13/10/05 Modernised DWP statistics – preliminary release of May 2005 benefit statistics PDF
05/10/05 Find out the facts on your benefits: Minister urges same-sex couples HTML
19/08/05 Claim the Winter Fuel Payment and keep warm this winter HTML
20/07/05 New system of Housing Benefit has boosted financial inclusion HTML
16/06/05 Over half of all councils have met target for paying Housing Benefit HTML
15/06/05 More people in work and fewer on benefits - Blunkett HTML
13/06/05 Caring For Others - Minister Encourages Carers To Apply For Carer’s Allowance HTML
09/06/05 Research Into The Single Room Rent Regulations HTML
05/04/05 New Housing Benefit scheme shows early signs of success HTML
05/04/05 Delivering The Local Housing Allowance: A summary of the early experiences of implementing the Local Housing Allowance in the nine Pathfinder areas HTML
01/04/05 Cash boost for Social Fund will help most vulnerable HTML
17/03/05 Extra support to help claimants get into work announced as number on incapacity benefits falls by 22,000 HTML
17/03/05 Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) welcomes publication of its report on the draft social security (incapacity for work) (general) amendment regulation 2003 HTML
16/03/05 Client Group Analysis: Quarterly bulletin on the population of working age on key benefits: November 2004 (137KB) PDF
15/03/05 Johnson announces summer green paper to reform Incapacity Benefit as radical “pathways” pilots get 10,000 off IB in a year HTML
09/03/05 Major improvements to Housing Benefit performance standards HTML
23/02/05 Time is running out to claim fuel money HTML
07/02/05 Johnson announces start of new regime for long term IB claimants HTML
02/02/05 Johnson announces reform of Incapacity Benefits to replace “sickness” culture with work focus HTML
25/01/05 Radical back-to-work scheme will cover 900,000 people on incapacity benefits within two years HTML
19/01/05 Inspection focuses on areas of poor performance in administering benefits HTML

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