by Gareth Morgan on March 3, 2011
There will be no clear division between unemployment and employment. People will remain on the same benefit as their hours of work move up and down from zero to what is now considered full-time. Only earnings will matter, hours of work will be irrelevant for most decisions. The traps and rewards attached to certain numbers […]
by Gareth Morgan on February 24, 2011
The bill includes powers to allow for the introduction of an earnings taper, so that ESA and JSA (there will be no Contribution Based or Income Based any more as IB JSA & ESA are abolished) will be reduced at a constant rate as earnings increase in the same way as universal credit. This rate […]
by Gareth Morgan on February 22, 2011
The Welfare Reform Bill was presented to Parliament on 16 February 2011. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage. This Bill will be on the Order Paper for a Second Reading debate on 9 March 2011. The Bill is described as: A Bill to make […]
by Gareth Morgan on February 22, 2011
The intention is that the treatment of capital will be similar to that under Income Support and other means tested benefits currently. Capital below a certain level will be fully disregarded and there will be a notional income from capital above that amount. Where a claimant has capital above a certain level, they will not […]
by Gareth Morgan on February 21, 2011
This seems a petty and damaging change. Young people have been able to claim contributory Employment and Support Allowance without having to made National Insurance contributions. This will be abolished under a provision in the Bill. As contributory ESA is only going to be available for a year now anyway, and will be effectively means […]
by Gareth Morgan on February 20, 2011
The Anti Trophy-Wife Rule in Pension Credit
by Gareth Morgan on February 20, 2011
Benefits in the Future – an introduction as the Welfare Reform Bill arrives.