14 December, 2021 Open access
13 December, 2021
Minister says new initiatives include a targeted, systematic review of universal credit claims to uncover fraud and error and 'remove it from the system'
13 December, 2021 Open access
HMCTS evaluation of remote hearings during the Covid-19 outbreak also finds that more can be done to widen access to more public users attending hearings remotely
13 December, 2021
New statutory instrument
10 December, 2021
New statutory instrument
10 December, 2021
New statutory instrument amends Rent Officers Orders to maintain current LHA rates into 2022/2023
10 December, 2021
10 December, 2021
Updated response to report from UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People 'shows that we are continuing to support disabled people in all aspects of everyday life', says Minister
9 December, 2021
Government says that the most immediate and direct way to tackle poverty is by 'putting more money into the pockets of those in need'
9 December, 2021
While the DWP says that new figures reflect the disruptions caused by Covid-19, the median clearance time was the highest for any month since September 2015
9 December, 2021
MoJ figures also show that overturn rates at appeal hearings in favour of claimants have reduced across all main benefits, with the overturn rate for both ESA and universal credit reducing by more than 20 per cent
8 December, 2021
Dr Coffey tells Select Committe that 'it wasn't me' that cleared letter to participants confirming that findings would be published
8 December, 2021
Reliable, robust, and easily accessible data is key to ensuring the service lives up to the weighty responsibility of administering the court and tribunal system, Deputy Director says
8 December, 2021
Social Justice Minister advises Select Committee that Welsh Government's clear intention is to support the devolution of welfare administration to help tackle inequality and poverty and provide social security with compassion and fairness
7 December, 2021
Joint Committee of MPs and peers says accountability must be maintained and human rights protected
7 December, 2021
New DWP research also finds that while some claimants felt adequately supported by the payments, for others they did not go far enough to stop them struggling
7 December, 2021
AR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (II)
[2021] UKUT 279 (AAC)
CI/242/2021
6 December, 2021
Response to Committee's report instead highlights that its main approach for tackling poverty is the DWP's focus on getting people into work through the Plan for Jobs
6 December, 2021 Open access
New analysis of DWP data from Shelter also shows that over the pandemic the number of private renters claiming support has increased by almost 40 per cent
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