13 September, 2024
12 September, 2024
New providers delivering work capability assessments and PIP assessments across specific geographic areas with effect from 9 September 2024
12 September, 2024
New statutory instruments place operational practice on a statutory footing following the Court of Appeal's 2019 judgment in Kavanagh
12 September, 2024
New statutory instrument, that comes into effect from 2 December 2024, provides for a new digital case management portal and makes other changes required since current rules were adopted in 2009
12 September, 2024
Appointment follows three previous terms as a member of the Committee, as well as having served as both Shadow Secretary of State and Shadow Minister within the DWP
12 September, 2024
Vote follows the Scrutiny Committee having said that it is unconvinced by the reasons given for the urgency attached to laying the new regulations, and it is not clear that the DWP has assessed the risk of them causing inequality
12 September, 2024
11 September, 2024
Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill enables care leavers to receive the standard allowance for those aged 25 and over
11 September, 2024
New DWP guidance
11 September, 2024
New statutory rule
10 September, 2024
Setting out why the government has made the 'difficult decision' to restrict entitlement, Work and Pensions Secretary says that, when money is tight, the priority must be to target resources at those who need them the most
10 September, 2024
With inflation currently at 2.2 per cent, triple lock would result in the full rate of the new state pension rising by around £460
10 September, 2024
New statutory instrument
6 September, 2024
DWP releases 'ad hoc' statistics that show that almost 40,000 claims were received over recent 5-week period, representing a 115 per cent increase on the prior period
6 September, 2024
However, Work and Pensions Minister assures Parliament that 'we will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need'
6 September, 2024
New report warns that, without action, the most vulnerable claimants will be at the greatest risk of 'falling victim to a sprint finish'
6 September, 2024
Responding to the Committee's concerns about the risk of vulnerable people falling into financial hardship, government says that if the insights gained suggest there are issues to be addressed, the DWP will 'develop remedial actions'
6 September, 2024
Responding to Public Accounts Committee's May 2024 report, government says that the MoJ and LAA are reviewing current data collected, and seeking to identify opportunities for improvement
5 September, 2024
Committee says that it is unconvinced by the reasons given for the urgency attached to laying the new regulations, and it is not clear that the DWP has assessed the risk of them causing inequality
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