13 June, 2019
13 June, 2019
New DWP statistics show drop to 6,800 in April 2019 from peak of 22,000 in March 2017
13 June, 2019
New regulations issued in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
13 June, 2019
Letter to Work and Pensions Secretary following reports that claimants are being targeted by loan companies who offer help in claiming a 'government grant' and then keep substantial amount of advance for themselves
12 June, 2019
DWP Minister also advises that in comparison around 77,000 transfer claims were successful in the same period
12 June, 2019
Social Security Support for Housing report says measure would help address the ‘rapid increase in rent arrears since the introduction of universal credit’
12 June, 2019
11 June, 2019
Employment Minister provides data for February 2019
11 June, 2019
Employment Minister also confirms that more than half of overpayments where recovery rate reduced arose through other benefits not being taken into account
11 June, 2019
New DWP statistics also highlight that the average clearance time for a mandatory reconsideration is 51 days, up by more than a third over the previous year
10 June, 2019
Secretary of State also says it is ‘very clear’ that there are exceptions to the process including in cases of complex needs or public interest
10 June, 2019
Committee focuses on impact of UK Government's welfare reforms and process for transferring social security powers
7 June, 2019
Report on Online Procedure Bill also says powers it confers to Ministers have potential to contravene fundamental rights to a fair hearing
7 June, 2019
Letter to DWP says its initial evidence submission appears to dismiss valuable lived experience and evidence from the front-line giving impression that Department is 'unwilling to listen'
7 June, 2019
New analysis on effect of returning women's state pension age to 60 and men's state pension age to 65 over period from 2010/2011 to 2025/2026
7 June, 2019
Committee invites ideas and 'model budgets' to suggest what DWP's spending priorities should be in three years from April 2020
7 June, 2019
Review of 35,000 cases results in 4,885 refunds totalling £1.8 million
6 June, 2019
In response to Work and Pensions Committee report, government also says it is confident it has met equality and human rights obligations on the policy’s impact
6 June, 2019
New report warns that if the system recognises someone's need for universal credit payments, a five week wait and unaffordable loans and repayments do not support that need
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