27 April, 2022
27 April, 2022
Change to be introduced later this year to coincide with extension of Scottish child payment to under-16s
25 April, 2022
Secretary of State confirms process will start with approximately 500 claimants and then be scaled up with a view to completing the process by 2024
25 April, 2022
New DWP guidance
22 April, 2022
DWP issues universal credit guidance in relation to new rules in force from 26 April 2022
21 April, 2022
Minister tells Lords Committee that claimants are not expected to move into work that 'is not right for them' and that work coaches are specifically trained to direct claimants to 'suitable opportunities'
20 April, 2022
20 April, 2022
Minister also advises that, due to high demand for PIP new claims, some awards have been extended more than once
19 April, 2022
Legally-binding action plan being drawn up in response to serious concerns about Department's failures to meet the needs of claimants with mental health impairments and learning disabilities
19 April, 2022
Writing to Minister, NAWRA seeks clarity on what safeguards the Department has in place to ensure work coaches do not misadvise, and what provision it is making for claimants to obtain independent advice on whether to make a 'voluntary move' to universal credit
19 April, 2022
Letter to DWP's Chief Statistician calls for clarity about plans for release of statistics in light of their importance and expectation that they are published
14 April, 2022
Select Committee calls for increased support from the social security system and access to public funds after a maximum five-year period of being subject to the condition
14 April, 2022
Highlighting recent disclosures of breaches of the criminal law in Downing Street, Lord Wolfson QC says that, consistent with his ministerial and professional obligations, he had no option other than to tender his resignation
13 April, 2022
New statutory instrument
13 April, 2022 Open access
New statutory instrument
13 April, 2022
Human Rights Committee chair says that the government’s case for reform is not proven and there is nothing in its consultation that would serve to strengthen the protections we currently have, and 'much that would weaken them'
12 April, 2022
Writing to NAWRA, Minister also confirms that neither DWP or HMRC staff will advise people whether or not they would be better off on universal credit
12 April, 2022
However, Scottish Government estimates that to reverse all the changes, including the removal of the £20 universal credit uplift, the two-child limit, and the residual effect of the four-year benefit freeze, would cost £780 million per year
12 April, 2022
New reports find largely positive outcomes for participants' mental health, perceptions about their ability to work, and engagement with the labour market from DWP's programme of investment that started in 2018
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