22 June, 2021 Open access
22 June, 2021 Open access
Largest increase occurred in April and May 2020 as economic effects of the pandemic began to bite
21 June, 2021 Open access
TUC warns that reopening of workplaces along with new Covid variants could once again expose the failings of the self-isolation support scheme and ‘measly’ sick pay
21 June, 2021
Claimants of new-style ESA have been required to accept a commitment since 26 April 2021, and conditionality will be gradually reintroduced for all other ESA claimants from 28 June 2021
18 June, 2021
Minister highlights that more significant legislative changes and IT upgrades will be needed than was the case before expanded care leaver and homeless hostel exemptions were introduced
18 June, 2021
New edition of LA Welfare Direct advises decision makers of new Housing Benefit Matching Service rule, with referrals to start from 21 June 2021
18 June, 2021
17 June, 2021
Lord Faulks also tells Human Rights Committee that he would have preferred government to have disagreed with conclusions rather than recasting them 'in a way which isn't entirely reflective of what we said'
17 June, 2021
Minister confirms she has written to the Executive seeking agreement to bring further legislation to the Assembly ‘without delay’
17 June, 2021
Private Members' Bill seeks to vary the rate of child benefit so that a higher rate is paid during a child's early years and a reduced rate when they are older
16 June, 2021
Petition of Ali Adnan and Mrs Saima Adnan for judicial review [2021] ScotCS CSOH_63
16 June, 2021
Government also confirms long-term plan for all sources of court publications, including BAILII, to migrate to new platform
16 June, 2021
Pensions Minister advises that new service has been available since 28 April 2021
15 June, 2021
Leigh Day reports that 18-year-old disabled student will challenge regulations on grounds that they are discriminatory, irrational and in breach of public sector equality duty
15 June, 2021
DWP Minister advises that until then a streamlined dispute process exists where claimants 'simply need to tell their work coach if they think they are affected'
15 June, 2021
Policy proposals also include commitment to expand income maximisation work and the Single Advice Fund
15 June, 2021
Views invited on questions including whether devolution of social security responsibilities are needed, and the potential implications of the Welsh Government's planned Universal Basic Income pilot
15 June, 2021
Written answer in parliament also confirms that larger percentage of split payment is allocated to person with primary caring responsibilities, such as childcare
15 June, 2021
New DWP statistics also show highest number of reported changes of circumstance since PIP began
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