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23 September, 2015

HMRC show 'limited appetite for reflection and learning from their interaction with customers' says Adjudicator

Annual report notes that handling of tax credit complaints must improve before 'move to universal credit generates further disruption for customers'

23 September, 2015

12.49 million people awarded a winter fuel payment in 2014/2015

New DWP figures also show that 140,000 of those people were living in the EEA or Switzerland

23 September, 2015

Activity 13 / how test of initiating or completing ‘sequential personal actions’ is to be applied

CE/2966/2014

23 September, 2015

DWP publishes evaluation of ‘Group Work’ pilot

Findings include that careful selection of facilitators and adequate training could significantly improve overall delivery

23 September, 2015

DWP publishes evaluation of ‘Telephone Support’ pilot

Findings include need for further information to claimants about the support, clear messaging about its voluntary nature and continuity of the caseworker

22 September, 2015

In-work benefits are as effective at reducing lifetime inequality as out-of work benefits, says IFS

New report also finds that, taking adult life as a whole, 93 per cent of people pay more in taxes than they receive in social security

22 September, 2015

Scottish Government to abolish rule suspending child’s DLA after 84 days in hospital

Reform is 'an early signal that we will take a fairer approach to social security', says Social Justice Secretary

22 September, 2015

Retaining worker status after giving up work or work seeking due to pregnancy or childbirth / CJEU decision in Saint Prix

CIS/204/2013

21 September, 2015

Gaps in the social security net are key reason for people in Scotland turning to foodbanks

New report from Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland makes recommendations for action at local and Scottish level to help avoid crisis

21 September, 2015

Changes to weather stations and postcode districts for social fund cold weather payment purposes

New DWP guidance

21 September, 2015

Requirements of a local authority respondent on an appeal to the Upper Tribunal

CH/4784/2014

18 September, 2015

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into ‘local welfare safety net’

Committee to consider whether it is 'localism in action' or a 'postcode lottery'

18 September, 2015

Searching for jobs abroad does not qualify as ‘actively seeking employment’ for the purposes of JSA

CJSA/544/2015

18 September, 2015

Restriction of the savings credit element of pension credit for certain mixed age couples in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule also makes provision for the early removal of the assessed income period for some pension credit claimants

18 September, 2015

Phasing out of pension credit assessed income periods and restriction of savings element for some mixed-age couples in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule also makes changes to reciprocal agreements in respect of state pension and brings fully into operation class 3A contributions

18 September, 2015

Incorrect approach to assessing evidence of whether claimant living with a partner

CTC/99/2015

18 September, 2015

Requirement to take into account a partner's underlying entitlement to housing benefit when calculating the amount of a recoverable overpayment

CH/4490/2014

17 September, 2015

Only 27 per cent of individuals on the Work Programme achieve a job outcome whilst on the scheme

In addition, new DWP statistics show that 70 per cent of those who have completed the scheme return to the jobcentre at the end of their two years

17 September, 2015

Upper permitted work disregard for incapacity benefits to rise to £107.50 from 1 October 2015

New HB guidance also advises that higher disregard to be increased for housing benefit from 5 October 2015