9 March, 2020
9 March, 2020
Scottish Social Security Secretary estimates that 40,000 families will be affected ahead of full roll-out in 2022
6 March, 2020
ONS also finds that the effects of improving labour market conditions on household incomes were moderated by the freeze on most working-age benefits
6 March, 2020
DWP must demonstrate that it is making improvements in light of serious failings highlighted by NAO, says Committee Chair
6 March, 2020
New report argues that, without these measures, the reputation of the government’s flagship welfare reform will be damaged further, and its effectiveness undermined
6 March, 2020
New guidance follows Upper Tribunal decision that EU national did not need to be earning enough to pay national insurance contributions to be ‘gainfully employed’
6 March, 2020
6 March, 2020
New Welfare Direct bulletin highlights difficulties some local authority benefit claimants are having accessing other social security benefits
5 March, 2020
Secretary of State also advises that, pending the necessary regulation changes, payments are being made on an extra-statutory basis
5 March, 2020 Open access
Letter from Chair of Committee queries why government's action plan does not address potential impact on universal credit claims or people's earnings
5 March, 2020
Minister for Welfare Delivery says the measure will lead to around 500,000 fewer people seeing their universal credit award reduced by surplus earnings
5 March, 2020
Bill also includes provision for the government to make changes to social security arrangements so that 'people pay into the tax system for a reasonable period of time before they can access benefits'
5 March, 2020
Investigation is one of a selection of cases highlighted in first annual Ombudsman’s Casework Report
5 March, 2020
New statutory instrument
5 March, 2020
New DWP guidance
4 March, 2020 Open access
Change will be a temporary measure to respond to the outbreak, designed to ensure that 'nobody should be penalised for doing the right thing'
4 March, 2020
Evidence invited from organisations and individuals as to how the assessment process is working for new claims, award reviews and changes of circumstances
4 March, 2020
Minister also confirms that five per cent of claims subject to a deduction had more than the 30 per cent maximum deduction
4 March, 2020
However, new DWP statistics show that there was still more than £2 billion in housing benefit overpayments outstanding at July 2019
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