31 October, 2023
31 October, 2023
Brought in alongside a digital marketing campaign to raise awareness of the benefit, Social Security Scotland says changes will make the application process clearer and eligibility easier
30 October, 2023
New statutory instrument confirms that an 'initial period for applications' will run between 19 November 2023 and 30 September 2024 in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross, and Na h’Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
30 October, 2023
New statutory instrument also makes provision for disregard of payments from the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation scheme as capital when calculating entitlement to income-related benefits
27 October, 2023
Equality watchdog highlights concerns about the duration of the consultation and the absence of any analysis in published documents of the potential impact of the proposals
27 October, 2023
New statutory instrument
26 October, 2023
26 October, 2023
New statutory instrument also makes provision for disregard of payments from the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation scheme as capital when calculating entitlement to income-related benefits
26 October, 2023
Secretary of State says findings from the expanded scheme ‘will help us build the new disability benefits system once the work capability assessment is removed’
26 October, 2023
Delay follows PCS union reporting that it had agreed measures with the DWP to help manage the workloads of work coaches
26 October, 2023
Correspondence ahead of uprating decisions and Autumn Statement also recommends restoration of local housing allowance to the 30th percentile
26 October, 2023
Select Committee says the eight weeks set aside for gathering views may not enable all affected people to engage and contribute
26 October, 2023
Work and Pensions Secretary provides information to Select Committee as part of its Safeguarding Vulnerable Claimants inquiry
26 October, 2023
DWP’s first progress report on administrative exercise also confirms that it has reviewed around 80,000 of the more than 300,000 claims it has identified as potentially affected
25 October, 2023
Changes 'will support thousands on their back to work journey', says Work and Pensions Secretary
25 October, 2023
Consultation on proposed Care Leaver Payment to be launched on 3 November 2023
24 October, 2023
DWP also confirms that it is on track to expand roll out to all Jobcentre Plus districts by the end of this financial year
24 October, 2023
Figures supplied by Work and Pensions Minister also show that average amount of deduction was £63 in May 2022
23 October, 2023
However, government rejects Committee's recommendations for the development of a new self-employment support programme, and for support to be devolved to groups of local authorities
