1 December, 2023
1 December, 2023
Correction to Autumn Statement changes date of implementation from April 2024 and removes original reference to maximum amount of increase
30 November, 2023
Civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch says proposals do away with long-standing democratic principle that state surveillance should follow suspicion rather than vice versa and set an 'incredibly dangerous precedent'
30 November, 2023
DWP Minister also confirms that the majority of the remainder are telephone appointments, with less than 5 per cent held by video
30 November, 2023
Progress report on LEAP exercise shows that more than 80,000 underpayments have been identified so far
30 November, 2023
New statutory rules
30 November, 2023
29 November, 2023
Despite the Chancellor appearing to say that there will be a Fund next year, parliamentary written answer advises that it is 'under review in the usual way'
29 November, 2023
Department 'must expand its focus to genuinely put claimants right at the heart of this work', says Committee's Deputy Chair
29 November, 2023
New statutory instruments
29 November, 2023
New figures show that almost half of universal credit claimants were in the 'no work requirements' conditionality regime, the highest proportion since roll-out
28 November, 2023
Department says by the end of 2023/2024 it will have met its target to have issued migration notices to all claimants in receipt of tax credits only
28 November, 2023
However, Minister advises that discretionary housing payments can be paid to claimants who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs
28 November, 2023
Issuing of new figures follows last week's statement on uprating from the Work and Pensions Secretary
28 November, 2023
Updating stakeholders, Department adds that initial phase will only involve around two per cent of calls, but that it aims to reach 'steady state' in around three months
28 November, 2023
Based on the Bank of England average, new rate will come into effect from 11 December 2023
28 November, 2023
Department also confirms that the £300 pensioner cost of living payment is being issued over the next two months alongside this year's winter fuel payment
27 November, 2023
While Mr Hunt told Parliament last week that there will be a Fund next year, local authority sources suggest they have been advised otherwise
27 November, 2023
Pre-Inquest Review confirms that medical evidence and the Independent Case Examiner's highly critical report on the DWP will be considered at the inquest
