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29 June, 2023

Minister confirms interest rate used to calculate SMI payments has increased from 2.09 per cent to 2.65 per cent

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29 June, 2023

NAO seeks views to inform investigation of whether legal aid is delivering value for money and providing sufficient access to justice

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29 June, 2023

Bill to ensure victims of domestic abuse can receive child maintenance without contact from their abuser receives Royal Assent

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28 June, 2023

Government confirms that it has decided not to proceed with Bill of Rights Bill

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28 June, 2023

Design and delivery of social security system is the most significant cause of financial insecurity driving need for food banks, says Trussell Trust

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28 June, 2023

More than a quarter of PIP review forms are returned late or not at all

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28 June, 2023

Number of council tax reduction recipients in Scotland decreased to record low in the course of 2022/2023

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28 June, 2023

Social Security Scotland received almost 1,800 complaints in 2022/2023

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27 June, 2023

Managed migration of universal credit to roll out in West Scotland, West Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire and South London from August 2023

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27 June, 2023

Flaws in the digital universal credit system breach principles of law and stop some claimants from accessing the right level of support

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27 June, 2023

Amendments to council tax reduction scheme in Scotland to take account of increase in maximum amounts of childcare costs element of universal credit

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27 June, 2023

Miscellaneous minor amendments to universal credit legislation

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26 June, 2023

DWP rejects Select Committee’s recommendations for short-term improvements to the health assessment process

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26 June, 2023

Early Legal Advice Scheme pilot in Manchester and Middlesbrough helped just three people between October 2022 and March 2023

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Minister confirms interest rate used to calculate SMI payments has increased from 2.09 per cent to 2.65 per cent

NAO seeks views to inform investigation of whether legal aid is delivering value for money and providing sufficient access to justice

Bill to ensure victims of domestic abuse can receive child maintenance without contact from their abuser receives Royal Assent

Regulator of Social Housing receives 50 referrals relating to potential breaches by social landlords of its housing quality and repair standard arising out of damp and mould

Number of Ukrainian households found to be owed statutory homelessness duty in England increased by more than 1,000 between March and June 2023

Government confirms that it has decided not to proceed with Bill of Rights Bill

Design and delivery of social security system is the most significant cause of financial insecurity driving need for food banks, says Trussell Trust

More than a quarter of PIP review forms are returned late or not at all

Number of council tax reduction recipients in Scotland decreased to record low in the course of 2022/2023

First Minister of Wales confirms government’s legislative priorities for next Senedd term will include a Bill to reform the council tax system

Social Security Scotland received almost 1,800 complaints in 2022/2023

Managed migration of universal credit to roll out in West Scotland, West Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire and South London from August 2023

Flaws in the digital universal credit system breach principles of law and stop some claimants from accessing the right level of support

Rough sleeping in London increased by more than 20 per cent in the last year

Just 5 per cent of privately rented properties are affordable, representing the lowest level on record

Amendments to council tax reduction scheme in Scotland to take account of increase in maximum amounts of childcare costs element of universal credit

Miscellaneous minor amendments to universal credit legislation

DWP rejects Select Committee’s recommendations for short-term improvements to the health assessment process

Early Legal Advice Scheme pilot in Manchester and Middlesbrough helped just three people between October 2022 and March 2023