25 November, 2020
24 November, 2020
Act makes provision for Secretary of State to bring forward annual benefit up-rating order in 2021/2022 despite there being no growth in earnings between May and July 2020
24 November, 2020
New statistics from the Scottish Government also show that 77 per cent of claims were successful
23 November, 2020 Open access
Minister confirms that, as at August 2020, there were more than 160,000 households with a grace period due to end in December 2020, but clarifies that not all of these will necessarily be in scope of the cap
23 November, 2020 Open access
New payment of £200 will be automatically paid at the end of January 2021 to disabled people on higher rate disability benefits and people in receipt of pension credit
23 November, 2020 Open access
Think tank argues that entitlement under the welfare state needs to be 'future-proofed', possibly through a triple lock as exists for pensions
20 November, 2020 Open access
19 November, 2020
New statutory instrument
19 November, 2020 Open access
Shadow Chancellor also urges an urgent assessment of financial barriers to self-isolation including the levels of statutory sick pay
19 November, 2020 Open access
New edition of LA Welfare Direct also advises that MHCLG will issue guidance on the impact of grants on council tax reduction ‘in due course’
19 November, 2020
Open letter to government from alliance of health, social care and advice sector organisations calls for fully funded new duty on councils for the provision of welfare rights and money advice
18 November, 2020
New Public Accounts Committee report on DWP's Accounts for 2019/2020 also finds that Department's system of fixing its own errors 'can penalise the least secure with yet more debt and even lower incomes'
18 November, 2020 Open access
DWP and Department for Communities must establish maximum time periods during which face-to-face assessments and decisions will take place, says Committee
18 November, 2020
Correspondence requests Secretary of State to appear before Committee to review multiple areas of crossover between UK and Scottish Government responsibilities
18 November, 2020 Open access
Cabinet Secretary also confirms that existing DLA and PIP claimants will begin to transfer to new benefits as soon as they are rolled out nationally
17 November, 2020
While disclosure was considered 'necessary' to fulfil a ‘legitimate interest’, disclosing more detailed information would ‘tip the balance’ of transparency and have an 'unjustified detrimental impact on privacy rights of the data subject'
17 November, 2020 Open access
Payable via the Discretionary Support scheme, the grant will use higher daily rates of benefit to calculate award
17 November, 2020
'Our existing legislation already protects children's rights', says Minister
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