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1 December, 2023

DWP says those that lose passported health benefits under plans to close the benefit claims of sanctioned claimants are likely to have prescriptions for ‘only minor health conditions’

However, responding to peers' concerns about the new sanctions policy, DWP Minister says that claimants who have more severe health conditions and vulnerabilities will be excluded from the new policy

1 December, 2023

Government confirms that increase to minimum income floor for self-employed lead carers of children aged 3-12 will be introduced from January 2024

Correction to Autumn Statement changes date of implementation from April 2024 and removes original reference to maximum amount of increase

30 November, 2023

Government's amendments to Data Protection and Digital Information Bill that allow DWP to order banks to run automated surveillance of benefit recipients are 'wholly inappropriate'

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

Almost three-quarters of universal credit work coach appointments are held face-to-face

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

Almost £500 million has been paid out as a result of DWP administrative exercise to correct state pension payments

Progress report on LEAP exercise shows that more than 80,000 underpayments have been identified so far

30 November, 2023

Revaluation of ‘protected payments’ and pension sharing ‘debits and credits’ in the new state pension in Northern Ireland from April 2024

New statutory rules

29 November, 2023

DWP Minister confirms that no decision has yet been made in relation to the Household Support Fund in 2024/2025

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

Public Accounts Committee warns of risk that DWP’s Health Transformation Programme will not deliver promised benefits for claimants

Department 'must expand its focus to genuinely put claimants right at the heart of this work', says Committee's Deputy Chair

29 November, 2023

Revaluation of ‘protected payments’ and pension sharing ‘debits and credits’ in the new state pension in relation to those reaching pensionable age on or after 9 April 2024

New statutory instruments

29 November, 2023

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes universal credit, benefit cap and PIP statistics for period to August 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

DWP sets out its plans for managed migration to universal credit through to the end of March 2024

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

DWP says that it has not made any special arrangements for universal credit claimants who will have 53 weekly rent charging periods in 2024

However, Minister advises that discretionary housing payments can be paid to claimants who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs

28 November, 2023

Government publishes proposed benefit and state pension rates for 2024/2025

Issuing of new figures follows last week's statement on uprating from the Work and Pensions Secretary

28 November, 2023

DWP confirms that its Conversational Platform telephony system will go live in universal credit from 30 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

Government confirms that interest rate used to calculate SMI payments is to increase to 3.16 per cent

Based on the Bank of England average, new rate will come into effect from 11 December 2023

28 November, 2023

DWP issues reminder that pension credit claims made by 10 December 2023 could bring in entitlement to extra £300 cost of living payment due to backdating rules

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

Chancellor creates confusion over future of Household Support Fund in 2024/2025

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

Senior Coroner promises ‘full and fearless’ second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting

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