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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 AND THE STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
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Social Security Advisory Committee, Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
010174692X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780101746922 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
15 September, 2008 |
| Series: |
Cm. 7469 |
| Pages: |
82 |
| Synopsis: |
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 three 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 three months.The regulations also proposed to extend the period for which Pension Credit customers may retain entitlement whilst temporarily absent from Great Britain from four to 13 weeks. The Department for Work and Pensions (the Department) aims to save GBP 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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UK |
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Stationery Office Books |
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Non-returnable |