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29 May, 2019

Pregnancy and baby payment will not affect immigration status of under 18 asylum seekers in Scotland

Scottish Government reaches agreement with UK Government that Best Start grant payment will be excluded from list of restricted public funds

29 May, 2019

More than 10,000 people joined devolved employment service Fair Start Scotland in its first year up to March 2019

New Scottish Government statistics also show that 930 people enrolled on the Health & Work Support pilot launched in June 2018

28 May, 2019

DWP confirms landlords can use implicit consent to discuss universal credit housing costs claims

New landlord engagement newsletter also advises that landlord portal now covers 96 per cent of social rented housing

24 May, 2019

Select Committee hears evidence that universal credit is 'causing more women to go into prostitution'

Organisations supporting sex workers highlight that 'any disruption in revenue for people who are in poverty will cause harm'

24 May, 2019

More than a third of Independent Assessment Services reports required feedback, amendment or were ‘unacceptable’ in 2018/2019

Minister provides figures for the grading of audited personal independence payment assessments

24 May, 2019

More than half of DLA claimants in receipt of the mobility component had the amount reduced or stopped on reassessment to PIP

Minister confirms that figures are prior to reconsideration or appeal

24 May, 2019

Universal credit claimants given access to details of children held on their account when reporting changes

New edition of Touchbase says the change will improve accuracy and make it easier to report changes

22 May, 2019

Government pursuing agenda to ‘reduce benefits by every means available’, says UN Special Rapporteur

Final report on visit to UK highlights 'harsher penalties, depersonalisation, stigmatisation, and virtually eliminating the option of using the legal system to vindicate rights'

22 May, 2019

Scottish Social Security Committee calls for urgent review of DWP policy on date of claim for claimants using Citizens Advice 'Help to Claim' service

Letter to Work and Pensions Secretary also asks if DWP has assessed impact of the loss of a protected date of claim

22 May, 2019

Level of Scottish Government funding to tackle poverty and inequality 'does not meet the scale of the challenge'

Poverty and Inequality Commission warns that 'considerable investment' will be needed to meet statutory targets on reducing child poverty

21 May, 2019

Greater London Authority and London Councils should lead effort to improve local social security provision across London

Collecting data centrally would enable lessons to be learnt and the case for change to be made clearer

21 May, 2019

More than 250,000 universal credit claimants have a deduction for tax credit debt

Minister also confirms that 83,000 have a deduction for rent arrears and 34,000 have a deduction for council tax arrears

21 May, 2019

Indefinite disregard of Windrush Compensation Scheme payments in the calculation of housing benefit

New DWP guidance also explains process for checking compensation claims for loss of housing benefit entitlement

21 May, 2019

Increase of free school meals income threshold for CTC and WTC claimants in Scotland

New statutory instrument

20 May, 2019

DWP's desire for team loyalty and team spirit should not stop it 'listening to the reality out there', outgoing head of the NAO tells MPs

In final reflections, Amyas Morse also encourages the Work and Pensions Committee to continue pushing the DWP for a more receptive attitude to challenges or criticism

20 May, 2019

UK government failing to meet its duty under international human rights law to ensure right to adequate food

Human Rights Watch identifies the benefit cap, two-child policy and benefit freeze as having a particularly detrimental impact

20 May, 2019

NAO Comptroller and Auditor General recommends greater use of 'write-offs' to deal with smaller carer’s allowance overpayments

DWP Permanent Secretary agrees with general idea and confirms that £65 ‘small overpayment limit’ for writing off recoverable overpayments will be reviewed

20 May, 2019

Exceptions to mixed-age couple policy for claimants unable to claim universal credit

New DWP guidance issued to local authority housing benefit departments

17 May, 2019

MPs question Work and Pensions Secretary about proposed universal credit PR campaign

Letter from the Work and Pensions Committee follows publication of leaked memo that says campaign is part of a 'confident, front-footed strategy to tackle misconceptions and improve the reputation of universal credit'