Rightsnet news http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/ Latest news from rightsnet - the welfare rights website for advice workers. en-gb Radical reform of child benefit being considered by Frank Field http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=61111710864 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=61111710864 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT Chair of review on poverty and life chances looking at ending payments when child reaches age 13 or 14 New Work Programme to be in place nationally by Summer 2011 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=611125029298 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=611125029298 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT Government 'determined to move quickly' according to Ministerial Statement Social security is 'principally a national competence rather than an EU competence' says Minister for Employment http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=611142118125 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=611142118125 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT Ministerial Statement on the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council Labour MP, Anne Begg, elected as Chair of Work and Pensions Select Committee 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http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=6813722443 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=6813722443 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT Labour MP to report to David Cameron by the end of the year Shelving of plan to extend free school meals is a £600 'tax' bombshell for low income families in work says CPAG http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=68142627978 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=68142627978 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT Response to announcement made in letter to Ed Balls from Secretary of State for Education Lord Freud proposes 'black box' approach to new work programmes http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=67112816868 http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/sub_client/search.cgi?template2=news/user_details2.htm&output_number=1&sort=news.submission_date+desc&news.ID=67112816868 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT 'We will judge you by your results and pay you accordingly' Minister for Welfare Reform tells providers