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The winner of the annual quiz is RB Davies from Leicester. Thanks to all who took part…..

1 The DWP was created in 2001. What do the initials stand for?

C Department for Work and Pensions

Although it is also very similar to something quite insulting in Welsh apparently.

2 In April 2001, the minimum income guarantee for a non-disabled single pensioner was set at...?

B £92.15 per week

It goes up by £6 in April to £98.15.

3 Discretionary housing payments were introduced in 2001 and are part of...?

A Housing benefit, and

D Council tax benefit

4 Which of these benefits was abolished for new claimants in 2001?

A Widows pension

B Severe disablement allowance

C Widowed mothers allowance

5 Alma Baldwin of Coronation Street died in 2001. What could Mike Baldwin claim as a result?

D Nothing - they were not married at the time of her death. Keep up with the storylines!

6 The Supporting People programme relies on THBS. What is THBS?

A Transitional housing benefit scheme

7 Lisa from EastEnders had a baby in 2001. If she lived alone and claimed income support, who would be liable for child support?

B Phil Mitchell

He is the child's biological father, even if Lisa marries someone else.

8 The Benefits Agency launched a new benefit guide (WK11) in April 2001. It was aimed at people affected by...?

C Foot and mouth

9 Job Centre Plus is the organisation formed in 2001 by the merger between the Job Centre and what?

B Benefits Agency

You need to make sure all your leaflets and so on are up-to-date with the new names.

10 The staff in Job Centre Plus took industrial action in late 2001 because...?

B They wanted security screens

11 The Children (Leaving Care) Act came into effect from October 2001. Many care-leavers aged 16 or 17 lost the right to claim income support. How long must care-leavers have been in care to be affected?

B For 13 weeks since their 14th birthday

12 www.Rightsnet.org.uk is a welfare rights website provided by...?

D London Advice Services Alliance... and very good it is too.

13 The chief executive of Job Centre Plus was appointed in 2001. His name is...?

B Leigh Lewis

14 In October 2001, the national minimum wage for young workers (18-21) went up to...?

B £3.50 per hour

15 Who is the current shadow secretary of state for work and pensions?

B David Willetts

Gary Vaux is head of money advice, Hertfordshire Council. He is unable to answer queries by post or by telephone. If you have a question to be answered in Welfare Rights, please write to him c/o Community Care