3 December, 2021
3 December, 2021
New legislation issued in Northern Ireland
1 December, 2021
While DWP policy people are 'co-operative and enthusiastic', in operations there is a 'sucking of teeth' and '12 reasons why they can't do it', says review's author
1 December, 2021
Employment Minister also advises that there is no maximum number of appointments that a work coach is expected to deliver in a day
1 December, 2021
Payment of £462.80 will be made to eligible carers who were receiving carer’s allowance on 11 October 2021
1 December, 2021
Proposed £50 payment replaces cold weather payment and will be paid annually to low-income households
30 November, 2021
30 November, 2021
Mr Ashworth replaces Jonathan Reynolds who moves to Shadow Business and Industrial Strategy Secretary
30 November, 2021
New statutory instrument
30 November, 2021
New feasibility study commissioned by Future Generations Commissioner also finds that even with a ‘modest’ £60 per week basic income, child poverty would reduce by 64 per cent
30 November, 2021
New statutory instruments
29 November, 2021
Funding of the 'boldest and most ambitious anti-poverty measure anywhere in the UK' will be confirmed in the Scottish Budget on 9 December 2021
29 November, 2021
Bill provides for terminal illness rules in specified benefits to apply where life expectancy is 12 months or less
29 November, 2021
13,000 claimants who have yet to switch accounts will now have until 5 April 2022 to do so, although HMRC encourages people to act at the earliest opportunity
29 November, 2021
DWP also advises stakeholders of improvements to the PIP identification verification process which will 'enable more security questions to be asked to improve success rate'
29 November, 2021
New figures include that there were more than 5,000 new claims for universal credit in August 2021, similar to pre-pandemic claim rates
26 November, 2021 Open access
Finding that public interest favours disclosure, the Commissioner orders Department to provide information within 35 days
26 November, 2021
Publication follows statement on uprating from Work and Pensions Secretary that rates will increase by 3.1 per cent from April 2022
26 November, 2021
Presentation to stakeholders advises that new claims process will be ‘simple, responsive service and make timely, accurate and understandable decisions’
