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News and case law

DWP research finds little evidence that Sector-based Work Academy Programme has moved claimants directly into employment

Household Support Fund grant allocations to local authorities in England for the 6 months to September 2024

Scottish Government announces roll out of carer support payment to ten new local authorities, with national roll out to follow in November 2024

Scottish Parliament calls on UK Government to urgently compensate women affected by DWP state pension age failures

Welsh Government awarded almost 250,000 Discretionary Assistance Fund grant payments in 2023/2024

HMRC warns claimants that it is issuing tax credit renewal notices that may show predicted payments for 2025/2026 that are ‘automatically generated and should be disregarded’

Significant proportion of new claims are not being processed within planned timescales for DWP-administered benefits

APPGs calls for NRPF condition to be strictly limited to five years for those on routes to settlement in the UK

Reports and briefings

Caught up in the net: How universal credit benefit suspensions are affecting people who come to Citizens Advice for help

Cost cutters: A plan to tackle the poverty premium and make markets work

A step change: Improving delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant

Discussion

Housing costs when moving out of specified accommodation

UC - calculation of the Housing Costs Amount following…

Free School meals

Rightsjobs

Welfare Benefits Support Worker

Advice Services Managers

Benefits Advisor

Training and events

Using Medical Evidence in Benefit Appeals

Benefit Updates Webinar

Kinship carers and benefits - an update