1 December, 2021
30 November, 2021
New DWP guidance
30 November, 2021
Mr Ashworth replaces Jonathan Reynolds who moves to Shadow Business and Industrial Strategy Secretary
30 November, 2021
New statutory instrument
30 November, 2021
New feasibility study commissioned by Future Generations Commissioner also finds that even with a ‘modest’ £60 per week basic income, child poverty would reduce by 64 per cent
30 November, 2021
New statutory instruments
29 November, 2021
29 November, 2021
Bill provides for terminal illness rules in specified benefits to apply where life expectancy is 12 months or less
29 November, 2021
13,000 claimants who have yet to switch accounts will now have until 5 April 2022 to do so, although HMRC encourages people to act at the earliest opportunity
29 November, 2021
DWP also advises stakeholders of improvements to the PIP identification verification process which will 'enable more security questions to be asked to improve success rate'
29 November, 2021
New figures include that there were more than 5,000 new claims for universal credit in August 2021, similar to pre-pandemic claim rates
26 November, 2021 Open access
Finding that public interest favours disclosure, the Commissioner orders Department to provide information within 35 days
26 November, 2021
Publication follows statement on uprating from Work and Pensions Secretary that rates will increase by 3.1 per cent from April 2022
26 November, 2021
Presentation to stakeholders advises that new claims process will be ‘simple, responsive service and make timely, accurate and understandable decisions’
26 November, 2021
Minister also tells parliament that 'no action will be taken to suspend or terminate the benefits of people with a valid immigration status'
26 November, 2021
Recommendation is one of more than seventy that cover policy areas of education, skills and employment and support the Committee's call for 'urgent action' to tackle and prevent youth unemployment
25 November, 2021
Inquiry to consider whether requirement to pay childcare costs upfront and cap on amount paid create barriers to parents moving into work or working more hours
25 November, 2021
Statement on annual uprating review also confirms that local housing allowance rates for 2022/2023 are to be maintained at their ‘elevated’ 2020/2021 levels
25 November, 2021
Majority of tax credit elements and thresholds, together with child benefit and guardian's allowance, will be increased by 3.1 per cent
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