Welfare rights news

3 October, 2019

More than £37 million has been paid to claimants previously entitled to an SDP who lost out on migration to universal credit

DWP Minister confirms that almost 14,000 claimants have been made lump sum payments worth an average of £2,280

3 October, 2019

Scottish Child Payment should have three month notice period before it is withdrawn, says JRF and IPPR Scotland

New briefing also recommends fortnightly payments with a choice of frequency being developed over time

2 October, 2019

Access to justice charity calls for government to collect data on digital court users’ vulnerabilities to help prevent exclusion

New report from the Legal Education Foundation sets out blueprint for putting access to justice at heart of HMCTS reform programme

2 October, 2019

Inadequate and insecure incomes from work and social security are the key triggers of food insecurity

New report from A Menu for Change calls on UK Government to improve the income families receive through social security and eliminate measures that create shocks in income

2 October, 2019

Government sets out steps it is taking to improve Gov.UK Verify for universal credit claimants

Response to Public Accounts Committee report says changes made so far to the design and content of service have made ‘customer journey’ clearer

1 October, 2019

Conservative government will ‘continue to improve’ universal credit, says Work and Pensions Secretary

System provides a safeguard for the most vulnerable and support for those who are not content to live a life on welfare, says Therese Coffey

1 October, 2019

DWP confirms process for verifying EU nationals’ settled status and pre-settled status

Minister for Disabled People tells parliament that claimants can present notification of status which will then be verified by Home Office

1 October, 2019

New DWP guidance for refugees confirms that benefit claims can be made without a national insurance number

Refugees advised that, where national insurance number not set out on Biometric Residency Permit, DWP will apply for it on their behalf

1 October, 2019

Work and Pensions Committee requests detailed explanation of how technology is being used by DWP in assessment of claims and claimants’ identities

Letter to Secretary of State also questions Department's use of data to help detect and prevent fraud

30 September, 2019

Revocation and re-enactment of benefit uprating regulations for 2019/2020 in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

30 September, 2019

Revocation and re-enactment of diffuse mesothelioma lump sum uprating regulations 2019/2020 in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

28 September, 2019

Labour Party says it will scrap universal credit, replace the DWP with a Department for Social Security, and introduce a new benefit system based on dignity and respect

'Emergency package' of reforms will also include ending the five-week wait, suspending benefit sanctions, and scrapping the benefit cap and the two-child limit

27 September, 2019

Government seeks to reassure state pension recipients living in the EU that they will continue to be paid in the event of Brexit

Letter to be sent next week will also outline that pensions for those in the EU will be uprated for a further 3 years

26 September, 2019

Universal credit IT system one of many government projects where importance of good quality data was treated as an ‘afterthought’

Public Accounts Committee highlights how system design failings meant DWP could not monitor its treatment of vulnerable claimants such as those with mental health problems

26 September, 2019

DWP gives notice of plan to open its offices on weekday evenings and Saturdays

Extended hours to be introduced from March 2020 despite ‘test and learn’ pilots showing little evidence of significant demand, says DWP staff union

26 September, 2019

Scottish Social Security Secretary confirms there will never be a limit on the number of children in a family who are eligible for the Scottish child payment

Commitment not to limit eligibility also extends across all other Scottish social security payments, says Shirley-Anne Somerville

26 September, 2019

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More than £37 million has been paid to claimants previously entitled to an SDP who lost out on migration to universal credit

DWP Minister confirms that almost 14,000 claimants have been made lump sum payments worth an average of £2,280

Scottish Child Payment should have three month notice period before it is withdrawn, says JRF and IPPR Scotland

Access to justice charity calls for government to collect data on digital court users’ vulnerabilities to help prevent exclusion

Inadequate and insecure incomes from work and social security are the key triggers of food insecurity

Government sets out steps it is taking to improve Gov.UK Verify for universal credit claimants

Conservative government will ‘continue to improve’ universal credit, says Work and Pensions Secretary

DWP confirms process for verifying EU nationals’ settled status and pre-settled status

Minister for Disabled People tells parliament that claimants can present notification of status which will then be verified by Home Office

New DWP guidance for refugees confirms that benefit claims can be made without a national insurance number

Work and Pensions Committee requests detailed explanation of how technology is being used by DWP in assessment of claims and claimants’ identities

Revocation and re-enactment of benefit uprating regulations for 2019/2020 in Northern Ireland

Revocation and re-enactment of diffuse mesothelioma lump sum uprating regulations 2019/2020 in Northern Ireland

Labour Party says it will scrap universal credit, replace the DWP with a Department for Social Security, and introduce a new benefit system based on dignity and respect

Government seeks to reassure state pension recipients living in the EU that they will continue to be paid in the event of Brexit

Universal credit IT system one of many government projects where importance of good quality data was treated as an ‘afterthought’

DWP gives notice of plan to open its offices on weekday evenings and Saturdays

Scottish Social Security Secretary confirms there will never be a limit on the number of children in a family who are eligible for the Scottish child payment

Public Accounts Committee to look at HMCTS progress in delivering its courts and tribunals reform programme

Scottish Government publishes first annual progress report on performance of the Scottish social security system

DWP sets out ‘adjustments’ to support universal credit claimants with sight loss