8 March, 2021
8 March, 2021
New statutory instrument also prevents increases applying where there is unresolved question in relation to uprating
8 March, 2021
Change follows Alex Chalk taking on responsibility for the prisons brief
5 March, 2021
Department also rejects Committee's suggestion that 12-month trigger date on which bereaved partner loses uplift should be reconsidered
5 March, 2021
Written statement to Parliament advises that estimated cost of repaying affected claimants is £2.7bn along with additional annual costs of £90m
5 March, 2021 Open access
New guidance advises that applications are not required and payments should be made by 23 April 2021
4 March, 2021 Open access
4 March, 2021
New statutory instrument
4 March, 2021
Office for Budget Responsibility confirms that the DWP has started to make repayments to affected claimants in a programme that started on 11 January 2021
4 March, 2021
New statutory instrument
4 March, 2021
Responding to the Independent Human Rights Act Review, MPs highlight evidence that Act is working well and sends message to the Review that ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’
4 March, 2021
However, analysis also highlights that some claimants have experienced unexpected negative impacts, that overall awareness of the term 'Scottish choices' is low, and that there is evidence of confusion around key aspects of how they work
3 March, 2021 Open access
Budget 2021 also confirms that suspension of universal credit minimum income floor will continue to end of July 2021, and that changes to debt and advances recovery will be brought forward to April 2021
2 March, 2021 Open access
Covid has thrown up deep questions about the structure of financial support provided to working-age people, and there's a strong case for the government to reassess what the benefit system is for and to change the language used to describe it
2 March, 2021
Response to Work and Pensions Committee report says non-repayable advances would increase administrative burdens, risks of fraud, and ‘inappropriate’ awards
2 March, 2021
New figures also show that 44 per cent of claims had a deduction and that average deduction was £78 per claim
2 March, 2021
New statutory rule also extends the date for accepting applications to 30 June 2021
1 March, 2021
New DWP guidance follows permission being granted for the Secretary of State to appeal the decision in Fratila vs SSWP to the Supreme Court
1 March, 2021
New Housing Benefit Circular sets out how single and couple claimants will be affected by the changes
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