2 October, 2020
2 October, 2020
New edition of Touchbase confirms extension of service that allows British Sign Language interpreted calls to be made using video connection without booking in advance
1 October, 2020
Evaluation of three-year face-to-face Digital Support pilot published ahead of its extension for a further 12 months
1 October, 2020 Open access
Approval of legislative consent memorandum enables competence for uprating the devolved benefit to pass from Scottish Ministers to the UK Parliament
1 October, 2020 Open access
Cabinet Secretary for Social Security also confirms that the grant will be targeted at people who are in receipt of universal credit or legacy benefits, with some discretion to make awards to others in financial hardship
30 September, 2020 Open access
Director General of Work and Health Services adds that 'jobcentres do not offer advice' and that a move to universal credit is 'not voluntary'
30 September, 2020
30 September, 2020 Open access
Recommendation forms part of a comprehensive recovery package to tackle rising tide of childhood vulnerability caused by the crisis
30 September, 2020 Open access
Grant will ensure people do not experience financial hardship as a result of doing the right thing, says Social Security Secretary
30 September, 2020 Open access
New report from Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy includes recommendations for welfare reforms that move away from means-testing to focus on the wellbeing of claimants
30 September, 2020 Open access
New programme will however be followed up 'with a suite of products enabling colleagues to learn in a flexible, digital way', says DWP Minister
30 September, 2020
New ADM Memo and DMG Memo confirm that reasoning in judgment applies equally to cases where legal requirement to return ESA50 questionnaire was not imposed
30 September, 2020
Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland advises that representatives who are able to answer questions to verify that they are genuine will be given limited information in compliance with data protection requirements
30 September, 2020
Once enacted, the new legislation will also introduce new provisions relating to appointees, health professionals who can diagnose terminal illness, and the suspension of payments
30 September, 2020
However, success rate surpasses DWP's expectation that providers achieve around a 25 per cent job outcome rate
30 September, 2020 Open access
Open letter from JRF and more than 50 charities and faith groups calls on government to 'keep doing the right thing, keep families afloat and keep the lifeline'
29 September, 2020 Open access
New report from centre-right thinktank says that more generous scheme would not only protect low-income homeowners impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, but would also be highly cost-effective
29 September, 2020
Change will see the closure of Arm’s-Length Body that was created following the 2015 Spending Review to achieve a 34 per cent reduction in real terms spending on technology
29 September, 2020
Legislative Consent Motion passed following warning from Communities Minister that, if it failed to pass, power to amend EU social security co-ordination provisions could be lost
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