31 July, 2024
30 July, 2024
Department also advises stakeholders that a small number of terminally ill claimants may now receive migration notices to avoid a gap in support for those on tax credits and to inform the DWP's learning for those in receipt of ESA
30 July, 2024
Responding to Chancellor's announcement, Age UK highlights that more than one in three pensioners entitled to pension credit don't receive it, while many more are living only just above the poverty line
29 July, 2024
Reforms outlined in Commons statement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves setting out a series of 'difficult decisions' to find 5.5 billion of savings this year and £8.1 billion next
29 July, 2024
Former adviser with local citizens advice in Scotland and a welfare rights worker at the Child Poverty Action Group will take up his role in August 2024
29 July, 2024
Presenting widespread evidence of the 'shocking' impact of overpayments on carers' lives and their ability to do paid work, Carers UK says situation 'simply cannot continue'
26 July, 2024
26 July, 2024
Funding will provide stability for services during period when more people need their help, says Minister
25 July, 2024
Information Commissioner's Office requires Department to release guidance, saying that appealing against procedural errors or understanding how a decision has been made is more difficult without it
24 July, 2024
New Economics Foundation research also finds that current conditionality regime makes it less likely that people will get into good jobs and pushes many from engaging with the jobcentre at all
23 July, 2024
Amendment defeated by 363 votes to 103, with 7 Labour MPs voting in its favour
23 July, 2024
Liz Kendall says that a Getting Britain Working White Paper will lay the plans to 'kickstart' economic growth and reach an 80 per cent employment rate
23 July, 2024
DWP issues guidance on the effect of the Court of Appeal's ruling in Harrington v SSWP
23 July, 2024
National Audit Office says that while the Department has a good understanding of the issues that need to be addressed to improve customer service, it must now set out how it will assess whether its actions are working and how it will track progress towards its goals
23 July, 2024
Amendment will be voted on later today, along with call from Liberal Democrat leader for action in relation to social care and support for carers
22 July, 2024
Issues highlighted include that more than £9 billion of benefits were overpaid in 2023/2024, with two thirds of all overpayments by value relating to universal credit
22 July, 2024
Advice sector membership body calls on new government to ensure that any future proposals are put together in full consultation with disabled people and the organisations that represent them
22 July, 2024
Health Minister says that a consultation and other work to update legislation is to be completed by the end of the autumn
18 July, 2024
Responding to new ONS data published today, Work and Pensions Secretary says the current state of the labour market is 'truly dire'
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