27 September, 2024
27 September, 2024
Assessment finds that means-testing payments in line with constraints imposed by UK government 'strikes the right balance', despite likelihood of some pensioners falling into relative poverty
26 September, 2024
Govan Law Centre issues pre-action letter on behalf of a pensioner couple in receipt of state pension and a modest occupational pension who have lost entitlement
26 September, 2024
Decision taken as a result of the UK Government being 'unable to progress its original offer' to legislate for an equivalent to winter fuel payment for pensioners in Scotland this winter
26 September, 2024
Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer also demands focus on ‘investment and opportunity,' with more funding for public services, infrastructure and other measures to eradicate poverty
26 September, 2024
Minister for Communities confirms that locally administered discretionary fund will not repeat or be replaced in the coming year
25 September, 2024
25 September, 2024
Department advises that element is calculated by comparing universal credit award based on circumstances on day before claim with amount received from legacy benefits
25 September, 2024
Minister for Communities outlines three pillars of draft strategy and emphasises need for buy-in from other Departments to move it forward
24 September, 2024
In his speech to the Labour Party Conference, Sir Keir Starmer says that 'we have to show what politics can do for people's lives' and have faith in practical solutions that work rather than 'easy answers'
24 September, 2024
New legislation will give the DWP new powers to prevent fraud faster, help prevent claimants from getting into debt sooner, and help protect vulnerable claimants
24 September, 2024
Public Law Project highlights that people also struggle to challenge or seek relief from deductions due to DWP's 'confusing and fragmented system'
24 September, 2024
Based on the Bank of England average, new rate came into effect from 9 September 2024
24 September, 2024
While the guidance, which was obtained via an FOI request, was originally produced for internal reference only, Capita has confirmed it is looking to facilitate publication on its new HAAS website going forward
24 September, 2024
IT and business consultancy firm to deliver modernisation programme to replace outdated systems, as well as improve services and administrative processes
24 September, 2024
Alliance Party also calls for increased funding and advertising of the Universal Credit Contingency Fund and more affordable repayment arrangements for advance payments
24 September, 2024
New statutory rule
24 September, 2024
New statutory rule
23 September, 2024
Law Society President says that the government has a chance to right the wrongs of previous administrations that have pushed the civil justice system to the brink of collapse
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