27 March, 2024
New manual sets out good practice for local authorities, including that payments must be made to people affected by bedroom tax and benefit cap
27 March, 2024
Minister outlines work of dedicated programme to ensure that people interacting with Department feel 'as safe, empowered and understood as possible'
27 March, 2024
New statutory rules
27 March, 2024
New statutory rule
26 March, 2024
However, giving evidence to Work and Pensions Committee, Minister expresses surprise that advisers do not feel they have a way to escalate issues for vulnerable claimants
26 March, 2024
26 March, 2024
Minister says evaluation of testing will provide insight into whether sharing of assessments enables claimants to clarify evidence at an early stage and improves trust and transparency in decision making
26 March, 2024
New HB circular
25 March, 2024
Calling for an end to the 'tick-box approach' where work coaches spend all their time assessing and monitoring claimants, Liz Kendall says there should be a joined up approach involving both the NHS and employment support
25 March, 2024
Highlighting that millions of disabled people have had their lives 'decimated by the cost of living crisis', letter to Work and Pensions Secretary warns that closing the fund prior to winter takes away the only remaining source of financial help for those in crisis
25 March, 2024
However, new research shows that digital literacy varies considerably across benefits with around a third of pension credit and attendance allowance claimants having never used the internet
25 March, 2024
New statutory rule
25 March, 2024
New statutory rules revoke and re-enact provisions that would otherwise cease to have effect
22 March, 2024
However, warning that comments risk increasing stigma around mental health, Mind Chief Executive says that politicians need to 'consider the impact of their words'
22 March, 2024
Insights from DWP's 'Discovery' work on early migration, that includes finding that housing benefit claimants in particular struggled to engage with the process, should be used to work out how best to support them
22 March, 2024
Carer Poverty Coalition calls for carer's allowance earnings limit to be increased to the level of 21 hours per week at the national minimum wage
22 March, 2024
New statutory rule revokes and re-enact provisions that would otherwise cease to have effect
21 March, 2024
In addition, highlighting the 'fundamental inadequacy' of social security support, Select Committee recommends developing a framework of principles for setting benefit levels that links to living costs as well as work incentives
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