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12 February, 2025

DWP is adopting a more open approach around safeguarding in an attempt to rebuild trust, Minister says

Work and Pensions Committee advised that, while former Ministers banned the use of the word 'safeguarding' and chose that things ought not to be open, there is no conspiracy

12 February, 2025

DWP commits to addressing all underpayments of the transitional SDP element by August 2025

In evidence to Work and Pensions Select Committee, Department sets out details of plan to make additional payments due following success of multiple legal challenges

12 February, 2025

Government signals intention to ‘crack down’ on exploitative behaviour by rogue and criminal supported housing landlords

Action to be taken to address landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit in return for providing squalid homes for the most vulnerable

12 February, 2025

Motion calling for measures to ‘reduce and remove’ the universal credit five-week wait agreed in the Northern Ireland Assembly

However, Minister says that, given the package of support that is already available, no one should be in the position of having to wait for five weeks without receiving any assistance

12 February, 2025

Disregarding payments from the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme as income or capital for purposes of specified means-tested benefits in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

12 February, 2025

Providing for one-off emergency fuel payments in Northern Ireland to mitigate the impact of the changes to winter fuel payment eligibility

New statutory instrument

12 February, 2025

Northern Ireland Minister for Communities announces reintroduction of ‘name and shame’ policy for convicted benefit fraudsters

Statement to the NI Assembly also announces establishment of a 'task and finish group' to identify and address high-risk areas

11 February, 2025

DWP expects percentage of face-to-face health assessments to increase ‘towards Autumn 2025’

DWP Minister also confirms that under the new Functional Assessment Service contracts, a paper-based assessment will always be considered in the first instance for all cases

11 February, 2025

Where LCWRA element replaces carer element in a universal credit award, the transitional SDP element should only be eroded by the difference between the two

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v MJ
[2025] UKUT 035 (AAC)
UA-2023-000561-USTA

11 February, 2025

Treatment of infected blood compensation payments from the estate of a deceased infected person in the calculation of capital for housing benefit

DWP guidance issued to local authority staff on regulations extending capital disregard

10 February, 2025

Commons Public Bill Committee issues call for evidence on Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

With scrutiny of the Bill due to commence on 25 February 2025, the Committee strongly advises that evidence be submitted as soon as possible

10 February, 2025

Latest DWP figures show that the majority of work capability assessments are still completed by telephone

Statistics provided in response to written question also show that the total number of assessments completed has increased each year since 2021

7 February, 2025

‘Relevant period’ started running on date of self-certification in universal credit journal, and continued running despite 10-month delay in submitting first fit note

KS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2025] UKUT 015 (AAC)
UA-2024-000320-ULCW

6 February, 2025

Half of health and disability benefit claimants feel their ability to work is dependent on receiving healthcare treatment

New DWP research also finds that, while claimants are open to receiving employment support, many fear being forced to look for unsuitable work and feeling 'coerced, monitored or blamed' rather than genuinely supported

6 February, 2025

Variation in universal credit sanction rates across jobcentres ranged between around 4 and 7 per cent in the three months to August 2024

New DWP statistics also show that more than half of jobcentres had an average sanction rate of 5.7 per cent

6 February, 2025

Carer’s allowance claim made before decision to award a qualifying benefit was not made ‘within 3 months’ of decision so could not be backdated to start date of qualifying benefit

W v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2025] UKUT 026 (AAC)
UA-2023-000662-CA

5 February, 2025

More than 100,000 ESA claimants have been moved to universal credit in period since final date for issue of migration notices was brought forward to the end of December 2025

In evidence to Work and Pensions Select Committee, Senior Responsible Owner for universal credit also says that the attrition rate for legacy benefits other than tax credits is 'basically zero'

5 February, 2025

DWP confirms that the Secretary of State now accepts that SSWP v AT can apply to the non-EU family members of EU citizens who have pre-settled status

Revised Memo to decision makers highlighted by CPAG this week replaces previous 2024 guidance that said destitute third-country nationals could not rely on the judgment

5 February, 2025

Bereaved families launch legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights over bereavement benefits discrimination

Leigh Day highlights that while the Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the widowed parent's allowance rules were discriminatory, and subsequent legislative changes extended eligibility to unmarried, cohabiting parents, the changes only apply to claims made after August 2018