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15 October, 2015

Minister for Disabled People confirms support with making PIP claims offered to people with sensory impairments

DWP would seek to provide face-to-face visit and specialist interpreter if needed, says Justin Tomlinson

15 October, 2015

Less than two thirds of funeral payment applications result in an award

Figures released by Minister for Disabled People also show a decrease in the number of applications over the last five years

15 October, 2015

HMRC's submissions to tribunals on entitlement to child benefit under EC Regulation 883/2004 have been wrong

CF/4982/2014

14 October, 2015

Miscellaneous amendments to legislation governing operation of universal credit

New statutory instrument includes changes in relation to calculation of earnings, exemption from waiting days for care leavers and avoiding duplication of payments to carers

14 October, 2015

Help with dressing and undressing does not count in assessing need for help with toileting or incontinence / adequacy of reasons for not accepting claimant's evidence

CPIP/1739/2015

14 October, 2015

Almost 126,000 people on universal credit caseload as at 10 September 2015

New figures also show that, of those, 30 per cent were in employment

13 October, 2015

DWP sets out support available for disabled young people under Earn or Learn policy

Employment Minister confirms that Access to Work applies to work experience and that Jobcentre Plus will meet costs of reasonable adjustments to workplace

13 October, 2015

Changes to local housing allowance assessments to reflect four year freeze in benefit rates

New statutory instrument also clarifies position for claimants with an 'existing' universal credit award

13 October, 2015

Universal Credit programme 'has hit, or is on target to achieve' all of the milestones set out in Autumn 2014 by the Secretary of State

Employment Minister responds to question in the House of Commons

12 October, 2015

Information on PIP claims not always available to local authorities through automated systems

New DWP guidance advises housing benefit staff on procedures for obtaining information clerically

12 October, 2015

Scheme allowing people who will reach pension age before April 2016 to add to state pension begins today

New 'top up' scheme, which will remain open for 18 months, allows people to buy increases of up to £25 per week

12 October, 2015

Scottish Secretary confirms that Scotland will have power to 'top up' existing benefits as well as create new ones

However, David Mundell also warns that changes will have to be justified to the public since 'income tax raised in Scotland will stay in Scotland and be spent in Scotland'

9 October, 2015

Child poverty remains unchanged in Scotland but is at risk from UK Government cuts

Having full powers over tax and welfare would mean Scottish Government could do much more to improve childrens' lives, says Social Justice Secretary

9 October, 2015

Universal credit may have destabilising impact on ability to identify pupil premium eligibility

Public Accounts Committee calls for DWP to write to Committee within six months on its plans to mitigate the risk

8 October, 2015

DWP launches new Specialist Employability Support service

New edition of Touchbase reports that service will help unemployed disabled people move closer to the labour market

8 October, 2015

DWP taking inspiration from Facebook and LinkedIn to design its digital approach to social security

Director General of digital technology wants the Department to become a 'network hub of data sources about people's lives'

8 October, 2015

Nine out of ten young people participating in YMCA research felt that jobcentre support was not helping them find work

New report recommends that proposed Youth Obligation be matched with obligation on jobcentres to provide more effective employment support

8 October, 2015

Summer Budget changes will lead to up to 200,000 more working families living in poverty by 2020, says Resolution Foundation

New report finds that gains from introduction of National Living Wage will be 'dwarfed' by cuts to tax credits