16 August, 2021
13 August, 2021 Open access
Journal notification also signposts people for help with debt and managing their money
13 August, 2021 Open access
Update to Social Security Advisory Committee advises that claimants who had already exhausted their 12-month start-up period prior to start of Covid-19 outbreak will be contacted and assessed from beginning of August and will face reductions from their next assessment period
12 August, 2021
Design of new service 'demonstrates how the Scottish Government is committed to delivering social security differently from the UK Government', says Minister
11 August, 2021
However, report by the Discretionary Support Commissioner highlights that only 42 independent reviews were requested during the year
10 August, 2021
Amended guidance to caseworkers stresses importance of explaining appeal rights to claimants who are 'offered' awards while waiting for their benefit appeal to be heard
10 August, 2021
10 August, 2021
Letter to Minister highlights that 12 week time frame to respond does not make the reasonable adjustments disabled people need to respond fully, and fuels concerns that government will not listen to feedback
9 August, 2021
Sharing of data on claims subject to the bedroom tax, local housing allowance, or benefit cap reductions is expected to go live in late 2021 or early 2022
6 August, 2021
Granting temporary protection to late applicants and their family members 'demonstrates our continued support to ensure everybody eligible is granted the status they deserve', says Home Office Minister
6 August, 2021
New statistics also show that average household income before housing costs increased by 4 per cent on the previous year
5 August, 2021 Open access
Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Act 2021 receives Royal Assent
5 August, 2021 Open access
Increase will provide further reassurance to those who have been told to isolate by NHS Wales test and trace service, says Minister
4 August, 2021
Call for evidence seeks views on making the justice system 'better able to resolve disputes in smarter ways'
4 August, 2021 Open access
Work and Pensions Minister adds that the Department is taking a 'sensitive and proportionate' approach, but that in cases resulting in overpayments 'we take the appropriate steps to recover'
4 August, 2021
Work and Pensions Minister also says that while the one-off costs of managed migration are yet to be fully determined, they are not relevant to a comparison between the administrative costs of universal credit and legacy benefits
3 August, 2021 Open access
Work and Pensions Minister says that communications will be issued 'over the Summer' making it clear that the uplift will no longer be included in the claimant's standard allowance from the Autumn
3 August, 2021
With the NI government having committed to changing the 12-month rule and to looking at further options for reform, Court finds that it would not be appropriate for it to intervene
2 August, 2021
Committee seeks to understand how many children with NRPF are living in poverty, how the pandemic has impacted on them, and what support is available to them
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