30 June, 2021
29 June, 2021
With affected claims accounting for 6 per cent of households on universal credit in February 2021, Work and Pensions Minister says that claimants can apply for a DHP if they need additional support to meet housing costs
28 June, 2021
Responding to recent consultation on its new Disability Assistance, Scottish Government adds that decision-making will be improved due to changes being made to the assessment process
25 June, 2021
However, Minister also cautions that anyone who hasn't applied to the scheme by 30 June 2021 needs to do so quickly 'to ensure that benefit payments don't stop'
25 June, 2021
DWP also confirms that expenditure on budgeting loans fell by £66 million compared to the previous year
25 June, 2021
New statutory instrument
24 June, 2021
24 June, 2021
Charity says immediate priority is for Scottish child payment to be doubled to £20 per week in first year of current Parliament
24 June, 2021
Public Services Ombudsman says issues found do not point to ‘one off’ mistakes but show need for 'fundamental review of how further evidence is obtained, applied, and communicated'
23 June, 2021
However, Minister adds that this will need to happen at 'a later date' to ensure that necessary IT changes do not compromise the safe delivery of universal credit
23 June, 2021
In addition, Scottish Affairs Committee finds that it is 'incredibly complex' to unpick what claimants can access under each of the Scottish and UK social security systems and says communications and take-up must be improved
23 June, 2021
Bill makes provision to increase amount carers receive in period from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 by £231.40
22 June, 2021
New DWP statistics also show that, of these, more than one in five were newly capped in the last quarter
22 June, 2021
Minister for Disabled People adds that, until then, claimants may record the assessment using their own equipment but are limited to using CD or audio cassette only
22 June, 2021 Open access
Written statement to parliament also confirms that local authorities in England will receive additional funding of £160 million
22 June, 2021 Open access
Largest increase occurred in April and May 2020 as economic effects of the pandemic began to bite
21 June, 2021 Open access
TUC warns that reopening of workplaces along with new Covid variants could once again expose the failings of the self-isolation support scheme and ‘measly’ sick pay
21 June, 2021
Claimants of new-style ESA have been required to accept a commitment since 26 April 2021, and conditionality will be gradually reintroduced for all other ESA claimants from 28 June 2021
18 June, 2021
Minister highlights that more significant legislative changes and IT upgrades will be needed than was the case before expanded care leaver and homeless hostel exemptions were introduced
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