27 September, 2023
26 September, 2023
Following completion of a 'discovery phase', Department for Communities says migration notices will begin to be issued from 16 October 2023
25 September, 2023
Expansion means support will now be offered to up to 30,000 young people who the DWP sees as further away from the labour market
25 September, 2023
Minister sets out whether departments have yet delivered, and also on how the government proposes to take forward commitments that were paused to comply with 2022 High Court judgment
25 September, 2023
New statutory instrument
25 September, 2023
New statutory rule
22 September, 2023
22 September, 2023
Department says that it wants to ensure claimants who can work are supported to do so and 'reassessments help us do that'
21 September, 2023
Latest British Social Attitudes report also finds that more than a third of people think the government should spend more on welfare benefits for the poor, even if it leads to higher taxes
21 September, 2023
New statutory instrument also makes minor amendments in relation to second adult rebate, non-dependant deductions and residence rules
20 September, 2023
New statutory instrument
20 September, 2023
DWP adds that, to qualify for the £300 payment, claimants must have been in receipt of a qualifying benefit in the period between 18 August and 17 September 2023
20 September, 2023
MPs advised that the exercise expects to identify an estimated 210,000 people who claimed child benefit before May 2000 who may have errors in records that affect their pension entitlement
20 September, 2023
New DWP guidance following the Court of Appeal decision in 'Harrington'
20 September, 2023
New guidance advises that underlying entitlement will cease when surviving spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner enters new cohabiting partnership on or after 9 February 2023
20 September, 2023
Minster says Additional Jobcentre Support Pilot will now test provision of an additional week of daily support for eligible claimants after their first assessment period
20 September, 2023
DfC Annual Report on decision-making and financial accuracy also highlights continued increased pressure on staff, and difficulties in recruiting and training new workers
19 September, 2023
New DWP statistics also show that almost three-quarters of capped households were single parent families
19 September, 2023
Meanwhile in Scotland, more than 125,000 claims for adult disability payment were registered between 21 March 2022 and 31 July 2023 with 93,880 people currently in receipt of benefit
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