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Welfare Reform

WelfareReform.net up and running!

AdviceUK and IncomeMAX have launched WelfareReform.net, an online hub for information and learning events relating to welfare reform. Bringing together expertise from charities, advice services and government, WelfareReform.net aims to be a leading resource in the area of welfare reform. Please visit the site for more information and details of learning events, and follow the site via Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates at http://www.twitter.com/welfarereformuk

Progress towards the implementation of Universal Credit

Universal Credit Local Support Services Framework - and our response (March 2013)

Read our response to the Work & Pensions Committee's inquiry.

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Get your voice heard!

AdviceUK is working to develop the capacity of independent advice centres to gather evidence and use it to influence decision and policy makers.

We need you to tell us about what you and your clients are encountering on the ground.  We are currently looking for case studies which either give the story of a particular individual (representing a common issue or concern encountered in your work), or which focus on the work of the advice service or organisation as a whole (again, focusing on a common issue or concern).

Suggested guidelines for the case studies can be found below.  Please contact dal.warburton@adviceuk.org.uk or phone 07840147782 if you have any problems or questions.

Background

On 16 February 2011 the Welfare Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament.  The Bill legislates for the biggest changes to the welfare system for over 60 years, and alongside other changes to welfare benefits and housing provision is radically changing the environment in which advice services operate.  Describing the impact of these major changes on clients, particularly clients living in poverty, is crucial to influencing decision and policy makers, and making the case for advice.

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