25 August, 2021
23 August, 2021
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary says the government has to be honest and recognise that the system we had going into the Covid-19 crisis was not sufficient
23 August, 2021
DWP issues new guidance
23 August, 2021
Policies agreed in new draft programme also include exploring, and then implementing, ways to counter the impacts of the benefit cap, and continuing Scottish Child Payment ‘bridging payments’ into 2022
20 August, 2021
FOI response confirms that there were more than 330,000 official error overpayments worth more than £228 million during the year, but that only £22,000 has been waived
20 August, 2021
Department says that it is 'unable to scale at a sufficient speed' to respond and increase capacity to the level needed
20 August, 2021
20 August, 2021
New statutory rule
19 August, 2021
Written answer to Parliament also explains that, due to PIP qualifying period, cases recorded will be 'long Covid' or 'post-Covid syndrome' cases rather than initial Covid-19 infections
19 August, 2021
Updated support for mortgage interest information also confirms that the rate used to calculate how much support is provided through the loan has dropped to 2.09 per cent
18 August, 2021 Open access
Joint statement also says policies 'lack foresight' and the government should carry out 'a meaningful impact assessment' to justify them
18 August, 2021
Joint letter argues that doubling payment now would represent the ‘single most impactful action’ that could be taken to meet child poverty targets in 2023
17 August, 2021 Open access
However, total of 1,100 claimants affected per month remains far lower than pre-pandemic levels
17 August, 2021
Ideas sought on 'innovative, bold and radical' plan to ensure that no one falls below income level needed for a dignified life
17 August, 2021
People also expected to be eligible for benefit 10 months earlier, and numbers receiving assistance because they are terminally ill could triple, according to new Scottish Government research
17 August, 2021 Open access
Consultation on Covid recovery policy also proposes extension of provisions around electronic signing and sending of documents in courts and tribunals
17 August, 2021 Open access
New DWP statistics show that average of 42,000 claims per week received in four weeks to 8 July 2021 compared to pre-pandemic average of 54,000
17 August, 2021
New guidance highlights that new state pension rules do not provide for paying living costs increases on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions, leaving some claimants worse off than under the old state pension scheme
16 August, 2021
Department highlights that the Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal against the Delve judgment, and that the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is investigating the issue
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