My new paper on the impact of welfare reforms – Finally!
by Gareth Morgan on August 15, 2012
Long delayed by other work, scheme changes and thinking. My apologies.
I’ve just uploaded my new paper Benefits After The Act; it brings the modelling of impacts up to date in-line with the draft regulations and other announcements and now starts from the 2012 benefit rules and rates. I’ve brought the older people material into it as well although, as we know little detail about the Pension Credit changes, there is not as much impact modelling for those affected.
You can click here to download the paper and, as always, I’ll appreciate comments and corrections.
Comments
My thanks to Gary Vaux from Herts CC for correcting a couple of points in the paper.
I’d managed to put two different version of the treatment of boarders and sub-tenants into the content. The correct situation is that all income from them will be ignored but they will not count towards the number of people entitled to bedrooms in the property for Housing Benefit limits.
I’d also omitted a list of the benefits that are going to be capped from April 2013 by reducing Housing Benefit.
I’ve updated the paper with these changes but you may not think it worthwhile downloading again for these points.
My thanks to the over 650 people who have downloaded the paper so far; I hope it proves useful.
Thanks Gareth.
Your research is amazingly comprehensive. I had no idea Pension Credit rules will change under UC. I am currently at the qualifying age and have a younger partner.
I have posted links to your website/research papers on some disability/benefits forums.
Thanks again.
George.