3 May, 2024
3 May, 2024
Findings also reveal 'doubt about the magnitude of effectiveness' for employers in terms of filling vacancies
3 May, 2024
Determination made by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions sets out the amounts to be received by individual councils and advises of general grant conditions
2 May, 2024
While the vast majority of claims will be automatically renewed, HMRC adds that claimants receiving notices marked with a red stripe will need to check their information and renew their claim by 31 July 2024
2 May, 2024
Government confirms that while more than 96 per cent of state pension claims are processed on time, the figure falls to around 52 per cent for personal independence payment and 40 per cent for ESA
2 May, 2024
Report on UK migration system and poverty also recommends that the scope of NRPF should be reduced, for example to enable families with children to access child benefit and those in the most urgent need to access emergency welfare support
1 May, 2024
1 May, 2024
However, DWP Minister advises that Universal Support will help up to 100,000 people into work each year once fully rolled out
1 May, 2024
New figures also show that at constituency level the shortfall ranges between £75 and £151 per month across universal credit and housing benefit households
30 April, 2024
Letter from DWP Permanent Secretary points to the population's underlying propensity to commit fraud in explaining why benefit overpayments will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2027/2028
30 April, 2024
DWP guidance confirms that changes take effect from 6 April 2024 so that Class 2 contributions are no longer deducted when calculating self-employed net income
30 April, 2024
Views sought on how best to deliver the new benefit while protecting the 24,000 existing recipients of support
30 April, 2024
Introducing his annual report for 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, John Duffy also suggests that a proper and thorough functional assessment of claimants can not be carried out over the phone
29 April, 2024
Proposals include changing the eligibility criteria for PIP, removing the assessment process for specific health conditions or disabilities, and exploring alternative approaches to ongoing cash support such as one-off grants or vouchers
29 April, 2024
Letter to DWP Permanent Secretary raises concerns about the Department's sudden announcement of change to ESA managed migration dates without updating the Committee during its ongoing inquiry
29 April, 2024
SSAC says exemption is needed in order to limit negative impacts of increased conditionality on claimants, particularly those in vulnerable situations
26 April, 2024
Public Accounts Committee calls on the DWP to ensure that legacy benefit claimants are not 'cast into financial hardship due to a bureaucratic change'
26 April, 2024
However, Minister says that, with increased demands on services and rising costs, allocations won’t provide sufficient funding for departments to do everything they want
25 April, 2024
Responding to publication of new report, coalition of Deaf and Disabled Peoples' Organisations says it is a 'much-needed counter to government rhetoric claiming they are protecting the most vulnerable'
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