20 May, 2020
19 May, 2020 Open access
Increase of 1.2 million claimants represents a 40 per cent monthly increase, compared to an average 4 per cent monthly increase over previous year
19 May, 2020 Open access
New HMRC statistics also show that 2 million claims had been made to the scheme by midnight on 17 May 2020
19 May, 2020 Open access
Increase represents a monthly rise of more than 69 per cent, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics
19 May, 2020
New regulations also bring into force provisions relating to co-ordination of social security systems, and rights of workers
19 May, 2020
Bill, whose primary purpose is to end free movement, will now be considered by a Public Bill Committee that will report to the House by 25 June 2020
18 May, 2020 Open access
18 May, 2020 Open access
Written answer also lists helpline numbers for other claimants who have concerns about accessing their benefits during the coronavirus pandemic
15 May, 2020 Open access
New statutory instruments
15 May, 2020 Open access
Staff will be in place for three months and will add to existing resources, taking forward service design or policy issues raised by cases they deal with
15 May, 2020 Open access
New DMG Memo issued
15 May, 2020 Open access
Update to guidance for stakeholders and claimants
15 May, 2020
CH v London Borough of Lewisham (HB)
[2020] UKUT 71 (AAC)
CH/0775/2019
14 May, 2020
New DWP statistics also report on fraud and error in carer's allowance for the first time since 1996/1997
14 May, 2020 Open access
Job Retention Scheme would not have been necessary but for the 'inadequacy of the existing social security system'
14 May, 2020 Open access
Housing charity warns that capped households are not seeing increased support from higher universal credit and LHA rates introduced during the coronavirus crisis and, as a result, more households will ‘almost certainly’ be made homeless
14 May, 2020 Open access
Written answer confirms that more than 16,000 reconsiderations were cleared in March 2020, but less than 8,000 in April
14 May, 2020
Committee invites ideas on the impact of new technology on employment, how the role of jobcentres and the services it offers can adapt, and whether Universal Basic Income is an option to meet the needs of a changing labour market
14 May, 2020
Response to FOI request also says that if the claimant has a representative, the DWP will call them where its offer does not give the claimant everything they have asked for on appeal
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