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Welfare reform

Regulation

Universal Credit: DWP has not achieved 'value for money'

The National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not achieved value for money in implementing Universal Credit and has suffered a series of setbacks as a result.

clock 05 September 2013 •

Income Protection

Risk clinic: Welfare reform and IP

The government is cutting welfare budgets with a change in focus on disability benefits. As a result many people currently unemployed through sickness or disability could find themselves in a tough situation. How would I position my business to take this...

clock 05 July 2013 •

Employee Benefits

Providers warn of "woefully" unprotected masses despite SSP rise

Providers have welcomed the government's statutory sick pay increase, but warned against "woefully" high rates of unprotected families as welfare cuts continued.

clock 04 April 2013 •

Insurer

Welfare Reform Act set to reinforce protection benefits

The imminent Welfare Reform Act should serve as a wake-up call to the public. It will be launched on 1 April and will bring major changes to payments for thousands of people and further reinforce that reliance on the State is a fool's paradise.

clock 15 March 2013 •

MPPI

Widespread apathy about protection is huge risk to UK, Zurich warns

PPI controversy, opaque financial services and lack of trust in the industry are key barriers to widespread apathy about insurance protection, pensions and savings, Zurich has warned.

clock 12 March 2013 •

Marketing

Vote due on 1% benefits cap

Members of parliament are due to vote on Tuesday on controversial government plans to place a 1% cap on annual rises in some benefits and tax credits for three years.

clock 08 January 2013 •

Income Protection

Widespread confusion about sickness benefit entitlement

The majority of UK adults have no awareness of limited state support should they be unable to work through illness or disability, according to Zurich research.

clock 14 December 2012 •

Income Protection

Chancellor's welfare spending cuts are "pain without purpose"

Welfare spending will be cut in a further £6.6bn savings package, the chancellor of the exchequer announced in the Autumn Statement today.

clock 05 December 2012 •

Income Protection

"Dramatically wrong" benefits system needs action - welfare reform minister

The bill for benefit fraud bill has dropped but more action is still needed, the minister for welfare reform said today.

clock 29 November 2012 •

Income Protection

Blog: The IP world is our oyster

The challenge for income protection continues. The current focus for most providers is currently on the legislative issues of Solvency II, RDR and gender neutral pricing. These issues are large and distracting from product development.

clock 26 November 2012 •
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