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PPI controversy, opaque financial services and lack of trust in the industry are key barriers to widespread apathy about insurance protection, pensions and savings, Zurich has warned.

The majority of UK adults have no awareness of limited state support should they be unable to work through illness or disability, according to Zurich research.

Young people will receive in-work benefits under the Universal Credit reform, the minister for welfare reform has said.

There is now an online benefits cap calculator on the DirectGov website, allowing advisers to illustrate how the benefits cap might affect clients.

Royal assent has been given to the Legal Aid: Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012, which removes legal aid from a series of welfare issues.

The government's controversial welfare reforms have received Royal Ascent and so been adopted into law.

More than a quarter of a million people are claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) because of mental and behavioural disorders, research has revealed.

Aegon has published a guide to State bereavement payments that will be issued with all death claim packs.

Bereavement benefits need to be altered to better support those who have suffered the death of a loved one, government research has found.

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.