28 January, 2021 Open access
28 January, 2021
Funding plans include £68m for first full year of Scottish Child Payment but also confirm that Scottish Welfare Fund budget will be frozen
28 January, 2021
Updated housing benefit circular relates to new rates in force from April 2021
27 January, 2021
New statutory rule maintains LHA rates at the levels set for 2020/2021
26 January, 2021
New DWP guidance
26 January, 2021 Open access
New statistics also report an increase in awards made to people coming from less deprived areas, possibly indicating a change in the demographic profile of applicants as a result of Covid-19
25 January, 2021 Open access
22 January, 2021
Salvato, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 102 (Admin)
22 January, 2021 Open access
Work and Pensions Minister says that more than 74,000 are already able to work remotely representing more than 80 per cent of the Department's workforce
22 January, 2021 Open access
By the time the pandemic struck, DWP staff numbers were almost 30 per cent down, former Shadow Work and Pensions Minister highlights
22 January, 2021 Open access
Specified cases 'are not included in Covid-19 easements and will not be extended as part of this exercise', says DWP Minister
22 January, 2021
New collaborative working commitment runs alongside the national rollout of telephone support for prisoners making online universal credit claims and advances
22 January, 2021
Committee seeks views on questions including whether Act has increased ability of individuals to enforce their human rights, and whether correct balance has been struck in relationship between domestic courts and the ECHR
22 January, 2021
New statutory instrument
21 January, 2021 Open access
However, Permanent Secretary reports that PIP, attendance allowance and state pension telephony services are also currently providing a service level 'below the expected standards'
21 January, 2021 Open access
Covid-19 has brutally exposed the inequalities that still blight the lives of too many, says Social Renewal Advisory Board
21 January, 2021 Open access
Public and Commercial Services Union says that staff whose only reason for not working from home is the lack of available kit or software should be sent home on paid special leave
21 January, 2021 Open access
Politicians must take child poverty out of the ‘too difficult box’ and come up with a big, bold, long-term plan to fix it, Commissioner urges
21 January, 2021 Open access
However, Minister confirms that there is a ring-fenced operational team working on progressing those claims in absence of face-to-face assessments
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