7 December, 2023
7 December, 2023
Minister says that full rollout will proceed gradually as Department continues to test the functionality and stability of the new service
7 December, 2023
Work and Pensions Secretary says that DWP is 'keen to act' but that change will require secondary legislation, system upgrades and for funding to be secured
7 December, 2023
New statutory instrument also makes changes to further align eligibility criteria with Best Start Grant and Scottish child payment
7 December, 2023
New Welsh Government analysis also finds that welfare benefits is the largest area of advice need, making up almost a third of around 900,000 instances of social welfare law advice needed in 2022/2023
6 December, 2023
Calling for a targeted ten-year plan, Women and Equalities Select Committee describes current strategy as a 'list of un-coordinated and largely pre-existing short-term policies'
6 December, 2023
6 December, 2023
Setting out plans for reform were it to have full control of social security powers, Scottish Government says it wants to move away from UK Government’s system of benefit freezes, caps and punishment to create a fairer, more dignified and respectful social security system
5 December, 2023
Writing to local authority Chief Executives, Universal Credit Senior Responsible Owner advises that migration notices will be issued sequentially according to benefit type
5 December, 2023
Overwhelmed by the power and volume of responses, PCS calls for 30,000 additional staff and a refocusing of priorities to help support the existing workforce
5 December, 2023
CPAG highlights qualitative research which shows that, in some cases, misunderstandings have left claimants worse off financially, and says there is 'considerable room for improvement in this area'
5 December, 2023
Response to FOI request includes updated general guidance and new guidance on the types of primary evidence that can be used to prove a claimant's identity
4 December, 2023
However, Department fails to address questions raised by advisers as more people have started to be subject to the managed migration process
4 December, 2023
While NAO Auditor General qualifies opinion on regularity of DWP's Social Fund Account for 2022/2023 as a result, he says that positive progress has been made in responding to the issue
1 December, 2023
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
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
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