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February 2016 Eileen Broderick-IMAX Benefits & Young People
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Objectives Have an understanding of how Welfare Reform will impact on Young People Know what the Council is doing to help residents with the changes
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Welfare Reform past……….. Transfer from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance Transfer from disability living allowance to personal independence allowance Lots of changes to housing benefit- Local Housing Allowance Cap, bedroom tax, benefit cap, shared accommodation rate for under 35yr olds, increased non dependant charge Universal Credit introduced for single jobless people
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Welfare Reform changes for the future Social rents capped to Local Housing Allowance Rate (April 2016) Removal of housing benefit for 18-21yr olds (April 2017)
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Young People and Work To help young people move into and get on in work, the Budget will introduce a new Youth Obligation for 18 to 21 year olds on Universal Credit. From April 2017, young people will participate in an intensive regime of support from day 1 of their benefit claim, and after 6 months they will be expected to apply for an apprenticeship or traineeship, gain work-based skills, or go on a mandatory work placement to give them the skills they need to move into sustainable employment.
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Help available Discretionary Housing Payments IMAX team 0207 527-8600 Claimit@islington.gov.uk
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