29 April, 2019
26 April, 2019
NAO highlights that administrative backlogs caused by DWP staff shortages had previously led to delays in identifying overpayments
26 April, 2019
Minister provides update on deductions from housing benefit for period from 2013/2014 to 2017/2018
25 April, 2019
Justin Tomlinson also confirms that government is in the early stages of 'a new way of looking at mandatory reconsiderations'
25 April, 2019
New data shows that main reasons for referral were due to benefits not covering cost of living, or delays or changes to benefits being paid
25 April, 2019
Only exception, Secretary of State says, is where debt attributed to official error later transpires to be the result of fraud
25 April, 2019
25 April, 2019
Recommendations include removing state pension triple lock and postponing eligibility for winter fuel payment to a later age
25 April, 2019
Deputy Minister issues statement outlining progress of the government's Information and Advice Action Plan
24 April, 2019
New research also highlights disproportionate effect on 'persistently poor', with some disabled people losing up to £2,230 per year once transitional protection expires
23 April, 2019
United Nations Special Rapporteur invites submissions by 17 May 2019
23 April, 2019
New DWP statistics for year since introduction of loans in April 2018
17 April, 2019
Letter to Work and Pensions Secretary and Chancellor says it would be ‘deeply irresponsible’ not to give Parliament the best possible information to inform universal credit decisions to come
17 April, 2019
Letter to Work and Pensions Committee also confirms that 400 new staff have been recruited to work on underpayment exercise in addition to 800 deployed from other posts
17 April, 2019
Written answer to parliament confirms that Prison Work Coaches engage with prisoners to identify housing issues and set up claims for universal credit two to three weeks before release
17 April, 2019
Written answer to parliament from Minister for Disabled People
16 April, 2019
New statutory instrument and statutory rule
16 April, 2019
New statutory instrument
15 April, 2019
International Longevity Centre UK highlights that extending working lives agenda will not be effective if it leads to more years drawing other benefits
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