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This is a maintained list of Internet sources within the scope of the uk.gov.social-security newsgroup. It is organised mainly by the key discussion topics for the newsgroup, defined by its charter. These are the "statements in quotes". (There are some more sections elsewhere, for example University Departments).
| "Helping people make claims for benefit & tax credits" "Giving advice on which other benefits & tax credits people can claim" "Giving support to claimants currently receiving benefits & tax credits" |
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The Department of Social Security (DSS) |
The DSS has transformed mainly to The Department of Work and Pensions. However, items published before 7th June 2001 are published on the DSS website. |
| The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) | The DWP was formed on 8th June 2001 from parts of the former Department of Social Security, parts of the former Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service. |
| The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) - Questions | This answers questions about the DWP itself as a Department. |
| The DWP Decision Makers Guide (DMG) | The Decision Makers Guide is written primarily for decision-makers who deal with the daily flow of claims, questions and appeals related to social security benefits. (It no longer covers tax credits, which are dealt with on the Inland Revenue site). |
| The DWP Decision Makers Guide (DMG) Memos and Letters | Memos and Letters are issued as a supplement to the DMG. |
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DSS Publications DSS Publications - 2000 DSS Publications - 2001 |
Use this listing to read or download a range of Department of Social Security publications. Select the appropriate year (1997 to 2001) to get a complete list, sorted by date, title, category or agency. (It is only worth providing links for the last 2 years here). |
| DSS benefits and services | This A-Z listing gives you information about DSS benefits and services. Simply select the relevant letter. |
| General Benefit Information | The information held in GBI is for guidance only. It does not cover all the rules for all the benefits for every situation, nor does it provide a full interpretation of the rules. It should not be treated as a complete and authoritative statement of the law. |
| General Benefit Information - Information by Benefit | Covers about 4 dozen benefits & variations. |
| General Benefit Information - Information by Client Groups | Eg: Bereaved Persons, Carers, Lone Parent, Low Earners, Pensioners, Sick/Disabled, Students, 16/17 Year Olds, Unemployed People aged 18 - 24, Unemployed People aged 25 or over. |
| General Benefit Information - Information by Event | Eg: Bereavement, Capital, Change of Address, Disablement, Going Abroad, Hospital Admission, Leaving School, College etc, Pregnancy, Starting Work |
| EntitledTo (your entitlement to Benefits and Tax Credits) | All Benefit Information, Rates and Calculators are at Year 2000-2001 Rates and are therefore out of date. Uprating will be applied if finance for the Site is secured. |
| The Appeals Service | The Appeals Service aims to provide all who use or rely upon the agency with a mdern, professional and prompt service which is focused on providing customers with an impartial re-examiniation of the decision under appeal. |
| The Inland Revenue | The Inland Revenue is responsible, under the overall direction of Treasury Ministers, for the efficient administration of income tax, tax credits, corporation tax, capital gains tax, petroleum revenue tax, inheritance tax, national insurance contributions and stamp duties. |
| The Inland Revenue - Tax Credits | Eg: Working Families' Tax Credit, Disabled Person's Tax Credit, Children's Tax Credit. |
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Inland Revenue Decision Maker's Guide Notice |
This manual contains guidance which has been prepared for the staff of the Inland Revenue. It is being published for the information of taxpayers and their advisors in accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. |
| Digita On-line tax calculators (pensions, benefits in kind, etc) | Eg: Do you qualify for Working Families Tax Credit? Do you qualify for Disabled Persons Tax Credit? Do you qualify for Children's tax credit? (And many others). |
| Digita On-line calculator - Working families tax credit | Put in income, capital, children, etc and out comes the entitlement. |
| Reported Decisions of the Commissioners and Courts | "Decisions of the Commissioner" contains reported decisions of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioners in Great Britain that have been published since 1991, available in 2-year publications. |
| Neligan's Digest | Neligan's Digest is a summary of important reported decisions of the Social Security Commissioners. |
| Severe Disablement Allowance | Severe Disablement Allowance has been abolished for for new claimants. |
| Debt-Advice.org.uk (Documentation and leaflets, Online Calculators, Guides) | The site intends to provide information and resources relating to debt and debt problems within the United Kingdom. Among our offerings are benefits information, online calculators, information about debt and a series of links to other useful sites for debt and finance information. Calculators for: Child Benefit, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. |
| Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and mental health | You don't have to be "disabled" to claim Disability Living Allowance. If you have a physical or mental health problem that affects your everyday activities, then you may be able to claim DLA. |
| Case Law Guide to Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance | Based on work by Derbyshire County Council Welfare Rights Service. |
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The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Local Authorities Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions |
These grants are available from Local Councils and are designed to make the houses and flats of the UK better for people with disabilities. There are mandatory grants which councils have to award and discretionary grants which are, on the whole, very difficult to obtain. |
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Disability Alliance Disability Alliance publications |
The aim is to break the link between poverty and disability. |
| benefits NOW - Equipment for living and benefits advice | This site enables you to assess yourself for Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance before you actually apply. You can find out whether you qualify and at what rate you are likely to be paid. There is a lot about DLA and AA here. There are also discussion forums. |
| hbinfo.org | This is a site for all those working in the field of housing benefits and /or social housing and welfare benefits/welfare rights. The site's main focus will be housing benefits. Includes: Appeals, Decision Making, Discretionary Housing Payments (also known as Discretionary Financial Assistance), Fraud, Rent restrictions, Overpaid housing benefit and excess council tax benefit, Rent Officer Arrangements, Supporting People, Verification Framework, Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Human Rights |
| Eaglemountain's Benefits Entitlements & The Law | Benefit Rates, JSA Law and where to find further In-Depth Information. |
| Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit for disabled students |
A page at "Skill - promoting equality in education, training and employment for disabled people". There is an Information Sheet List describing various other assistance for disabled students. |
| "Information on procedures and schemes designed to help claimants gain/improve employment" | |
| New Deal site | New Deal is a key part of the Government's Welfare to Work strategy. It gives New Deal jobseekers aged 18-24, 25 plus, 50 plus and New Deal jobseekers with disabilities a real chance to develop their potential, gain skills and experience and find work. |
| New Deal for Lone Parents | New Deal for Lone Parents is a voluntary programme designed specifically to help lone parents who want to work. |
| New Deal for Partners of Unemployed People | For the first time a voluntary programme of help is on offer to the partners of people receiving Jobseekers Allowance (JSA). |
| New Deal for people aged 25 plus | New Deal is open to people aged 25 plus who have been claiming Jobseekers Allowance for 18 months out of the last 21. |
| New Deal for Young People | Learn New skills, find a New job and give yourself a New start. The step-by-step guide to New Deal for 18-24 sets out your path through New Deal, from joining to finding a permanent job. |
| The Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion | The Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion was formed in June 2001 by the merger of two well-established organisations: Unemployment Unit & Youthaid and Centre for Social Inclusion. |
| Department for Education and Skills | Mainly about the Department itself. |
| Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights | The TIGER is designed to provide a user-friendly guide through UK employment law. Over the next few years, TIGER will expand to cover many aspects of the law. Currently: national minimum wage law, maternity pay and leave, employment relations. |
| Employment Zones | In fifteen areas of the country with high long-term unemployment DWP are testing out a new way of helping the long term unemployed get and keep work through Employment Zones. Employment Zones pool funds for training, Employment Service support and the equivalent of benefit to maximise flexibility and give individuals more say in the choices which affect them. The aim is to get people into jobs and keep them in work. |
| Career Development Loans | Since they were launched in 1988 Career Development Loans (CDLs) have helped tens of thousands of people to give their careers a lift. |
| worktrain | "The national jobs and learning site". (Jobs, training, help with childcare, lots of links). |
| "How present and future social security laws effect claimants" | |
| The Law Relating to Social Security | The Law Relating to Social Security sets out the current provisions relating to social security (but excluding war pensions). The work is known as the Blue Volumes. |
| Acts of the UK Parliament | With effect from the first Public General Act of 1988, the full text of all new Public General Acts are available via these Web Pages. All Public General Acts appear as originally passed by the UK Parliament. |
| Public Bills before Parliament | This lists the public bills now before Parliament which are available in full text on the site. |
| ClicktSO.com | ClicktSO.com is the business and professional bookshop from The Stationery Office. |
| Department of Social Security In-house Research Reports | |
| Social Research Branch of the Department of Social Security | |
| Department for Work and Pensions Targeting Fraud Website | Including "report a benefit cheat online". |
| Department of Social Security publications | Use this listing to read or download a range of Department of Social Security publications. |
| Disability Discrimination Act | The provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act will come into force over the next few years. This Web page gives a brief outline. |
| "Government plans to reform the welfare state" | |
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Select committees which are important for Social Security |
Alphabetical index to the home pages of individual Select Committees of the House of Commons and Joint Committees of both Houses of Parliament. Publications of the Work and Pensions Select Committee |
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Press notices for select committees which are important for Social Security |
Work and Pensions Select Committee Press Notices |
| House of Commons Library Research Papers 2001 | Typically, when a Bill on some complex topic is before Parliament, the House of Commons Library researchers will publish a paper/report describing the topic to help MPs "get up to speed". These are available to download in PDF format. (It is possible to get to earlier years from this link). |
| "Administration and Philosophy of the Benefits System" | |
| Social Security Advisory Committee Website | The Committee is the main UK advisory body on social security matters. However, the Committee's remit does not include industrial injuries, war pensions or occupational pensions, all of which are dealt with by other advisory bodies. Nor does the remit extend to subjects which may interrelate with social security benefits but which are not the responsibility of the Department for Work and Pensions. |
| Social Policy Information Service The British Library Science Technology and Business (STB) | They have taken the broadest definition of Welfare and included Education, Social Housing and some aspects of Employment Policy alongside core topics such as Social Security. |
| "Discussion of overseas benefits systems will only be welcome where it occurs for purposes of comparison, or in relation to claimants moving between the UK and the countries concerned" | |
| Governments on the WWW: Table of Contents | This database contains links to governmental institutions, which provide information on the World Wide Web. |
| Worldwide Governments on the WWW | Alphabetic listing by country. |
| Page last updated: 28 November, 2001 | © Copyright Barry Pearson 2001 |
