20 November, 2023
20 November, 2023
Providing an update on a range of initiatives outlined in the Health and Disability White Paper, Minister also confirms that Department is trialling an Enhanced Support Service for those who find it hardest to use the benefits system
20 November, 2023
Programme will be a six-year 'journey' that will also aim to create the conditions for staff to thrive and do their jobs effectively
20 November, 2023
New statutory rule
17 November, 2023
New report also highlights disparity in appeal clearance times by region and by protected characteristics, including ethnicity where appellant's main language is not English or Welsh
17 November, 2023
Letter to Integrated Care System leaders invites bids for £64 million of grant funding to test new services over two years in around 15 pilot areas
17 November, 2023
17 November, 2023
New statutory instrument makes changes to ensure that the new payment is treated in the same way as carer’s allowance
17 November, 2023
New statutory instrument
16 November, 2023
Forming part of next week's Autumn Statement, five-year plan will 'reform the ways that people with disabilities or health conditions interact with the state' and 'support more people on unemployment benefits who are able to work, to get back into work'
16 November, 2023
Work and Pensions Secretary says 'if you are fit, if you refuse to work, if you are taking taxpayers for a ride, we will take your benefits away'
16 November, 2023
While reiterating that it has neither a statutory or common law duty of care to claimants, Department tells Work and Pensions Committee that it takes its responsibilities seriously
16 November, 2023
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AD (UC)
[2023] UKUT 272 (AAC)
UA-2023-000542-USTA & UA-2023-000543-USTA
16 November, 2023
New statutory instrument
15 November, 2023
Charities and policy organisations respond to reports that Treasury is considering saving £2 billion by uprating in line with last month's figure of 4.7 per cent rather than September's 6.7 per cent
15 November, 2023
NB v Social Security Scotland
[2023] UT 35
UTS-AS-23-0030
15 November, 2023
However, around one in six claimants say they faced some sort of barrier in claiming, with long wait times for the phone helpline being the most frequent problem
15 November, 2023
Commissioner says that recent progress in raising awareness about the scheme and emphasising grant awards over loans is unlikely to be maintained
14 November, 2023
New DWP statistics for period from July 2022 to August 2023 also show that almost half of those who were sent a migration notice have yet to make a universal credit claim
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