MPs urge overhaul of Employment and Support Allowance

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   23 July 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         MPs urge overhaul of disability benefits MPs have called for a fundamental redesign of the Employment and Support Allowance, which is designed to help people with health problems and disabilities back into work. In a damning report, the work and pensions committee warned that flaws in the current system were ‘grave’...       News Deferred state pension increase cut to 5.8% The enhancement paid to people who choose to put off claiming the state pension when they reach the pension age is to be cut by almost half, the government has announced... PAC gives full marks to Crossrail The Crossrail construction project is a ‘textbook example of how to get things right’, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee concluded today... Public borrowing climbed to £11.4bn in June Public sector borrowing in June was £11.4bn, almost £1bn more than expected, figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed... Warning on viability of student loan model The government persistently miscalculates how much it will lose when it makes students loans, a problem that threatens the long-term viability of the model, MPs have warned... More news     Public Finance International IMF urges Germany to make public investments Japan’s expenditure on aid grew more than a third between 2012 and 2013, but the government needs to increase its focus on results, according to the OECD... More international news     Advertisment Ready for an MBA? Top up your CIPFA qualifications to an MBA – up to 80 credits exemption available. Study part time online with one of the UK’s leading University’s for online learning. Apply now, start September... Learn more     Opinion Whatever works for Whitehall, by Emma Norris As the government moves into its final phase, the pressure is on ministers and mandarins to be seen to deliver. There are some key do’s and don’ts... USA: the wealth gap widens, by Robert Reich The gulf between rich and poor is widening in the USA, with inherited wealth concentrated in ever fewer hands. Tax measures are needed to help redress the balance... More opinion     Product Manager Reed Finance  £35,000 - £36,000 pa + excellent benefits Principal Finance Officer Cumbria County Council £28,127 – £28,922 pa Trust and School Business Manager West Herts Community Free School Trust £42,032 pa Payroll Officer Hudson £25,800 - £29,886 pa More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email