24 September, 2024
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
23 September, 2024
Writing to Work and Pensions Secretary following publication of winter fuel payment equality analysis, Ms Somerville expresses concern that those impacted greatly outnumber those unaffected across all characteristics
20 September, 2024
Issues raised in letter to DWP Minister include whether payment to estate of deceased person is adequate in situations where there are multiple beneficiaries or person died intestate
19 September, 2024
19 September, 2024
Instead members of the Senedd vote in favour of a motion recognising that the government has made 'difficult choices' as a result of 14 years of economic mismanagement
18 September, 2024
Employment Minister says we need to be looking at the options that people have in the labour market and asking ourselves whether those choices are good enough
18 September, 2024
Submission to multi-year Spending Review also calls for the justice system to be funded in line with the demands made of it rather than budget allocations, and for the widening legal aid eligibility
18 September, 2024
Briefing from CPAG, Shelter and Women's Aid in response to new DWP benefit cap statistics highlights the disproportionate effect of the policy on survivors of domestic abuse, women and children
18 September, 2024
Written answer in Northern Ireland Assembly advises that officials are currently working with their DWP counterparts to consider the legislative and operational implications of the approach
17 September, 2024
New report from IPPR says that approach would help people not only to find work, but to find appropriate work that suits them for the long term and, by making work more viable, also help to reduce DWP costs
17 September, 2024
Written answer in Parliament also advises that recruitment of additional case managers will increase the number of review cases that can be completed ‘in house’
17 September, 2024
New management information also shows that more than 16,000 referrals have been made for work capability and PIP assessments under the Health Transformation Programme since January 2023
17 September, 2024
New DWP statistics also show that 46 per cent of new claim clearances in the quarter ending July 2024 resulted in an award
17 September, 2024
New DWP statistics also highlight that the weekly average cap amount increased from £51 to £59 in the same period
17 September, 2024
New statutory rule places operational practice on a statutory footing following the Court of Appeal's 2019 judgment in Kavanagh
16 September, 2024
Department confirms that tax credit claimants can still qualify for winter fuel payment, and says that to safeguard any transitional protection they should defer their universal credit or pension credit claim until they have received their migration or closure notice
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