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The Welfare Rights Bulletin is CPAG's journal of welfare benefits and tax credits law and practice. It is also an updating service for our Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook.

The journal aims to stimulate debate about the nature, causes and consequences of child poverty in the UK, and potential solutions.

The Welfare Rights Bulletin is CPAG's journal of welfare benefits and tax credits law and practice. It is also an updating service for our Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook.

The Welfare Rights Bulletin is CPAG's journal of welfare benefits and tax credits law and practice. It is also an updating service for our Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook.

Written by the leading welfare rights experts in the country, our Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook is the definitive guide to the social security system, and an essential resource for all advisers who are serious about giving the best and most accurate advice to the clients.

New in this edition:
Information on limited capability for work, including caselaw
An update on Brexit and how it affects benefit entitlement
Latest information on new payments in Scotland
A full update on the introduction of universal credit, including migration

What does it cover?
The book provides extensive coverage of the social security system, comprising of information about entitlement to all benefits, together with full details on the rules about work, work-related responsibilities and the work capability assessment, the income and capital rules, benefit sanctions, the ‘bedroom tax’, overpayments, fraud, and how to challenge decisions.

It is fully indexed, for ease of use, and cross-referenced to law, regulations and official guidance, and to court and tribunal decisions. Tactical guidance and examples are included throughout to help you navigate the complexities of the social security system.

Who is it for?
The Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook remains the essential resource for welfare rights advisers, lawyers, local authority and housing association staff, social workers, union officials and benefit claimants.

*Please note, this digital book is currently only available to customers who have pre-ordered the Benefits for Migrants Handbook in print format.*



CPAG’s Benefits for Migrants Handbook has firmly established itself as the leading text on social security entitlement for people who have come to, or who are leaving, the UK.

With our future relationship with the European Union still unclear, the publication of this year’s edition will be timed to ensure advisers get the very latest information on the benefit entitlement of European nationals and their families.

The book includes all you need to help you establish the immigration status of your clients and ensure they receive their full benefit entitlement. It includes step-by-step guides and examples to make the information easier to use, tactics to help enforce your clients’ rights and chapters on dealing with practical problems, such as delays and providing evidence.

The book also includes information for asylum seekers and refugees, British citizens returning from abroad, the ‘Windrush generation’, and other migrants who need help navigating the immigration and benefit rules.

It is fully indexed and cross-referenced to both UK and European legislation and caselaw.

Whether it is updated to provide information for European nationals during a transition period, or fully revised and restructured to reflect a brand-new landscape, the Benefits for Migrants Handbook should be on the desk of everyone advising European nationals about their benefit entitlement in this historic and potentially transformative year.

The journal aims to stimulate debate about the nature, causes and consequences of child poverty in the UK, and potential solutions.

The Welfare Rights Bulletin is CPAG's journal of welfare benefits and tax credits law and practice. It is also an updating service for our Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook.

The Welfare Rights Bulletin is CPAG's journal of welfare benefits and tax credits law and practice. It is also an updating service for our Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook.