6 March, 2018
5 March, 2018
IPPR Scotland says that changes to child element rate could have greater impact on reducing child poverty than other available policy levers
5 March, 2018
New statutory instrument
2 March, 2018
Announcement follows earlier commitment to have annual inflation-linked rises in disability and employment-injury assistance
1 March, 2018
Department must demonstrate that its targeting does not miss children who would otherwise face avoidable disadvantage
1 March, 2018
28 February, 2018
Minister for Social Security responds to latest qualitative research from Scottish Government's 'Experience Panels'
28 February, 2018
Exemptions will also apply to more people on low incomes, and victims of domestic abuse
27 February, 2018
However, Alok Sharma says that findings will not be available until at least autumn 2019
27 February, 2018
Parliamentary written answer confirms that placements generally last between four and six weeks
23 February, 2018
New statutory instrument
22 February, 2018
New duty will require a referral where the public authority considers a service user may be homeless or threatened with homelessness within 56 days
22 February, 2018
However, satisfaction levels for ESA and universal credit remain lower than for other benefits
21 February, 2018
New DWP statistics also show that sanction decisions are not changed in 72 per cent of mandatory reconsiderations
21 February, 2018
New report from Gingerbread calls for improved jobcentre support, reversal of benefit cuts, and better childcare provision to help single parents out of poverty and low paid work
21 February, 2018
New DWP statistics also show that 730,000 people were in receipt of the benefit as at 11 January 2018
20 February, 2018
New research also recommends reducing the extent of benefit conditionality disabled people face and strengthening safeguards to avoid unfair sanctioning
19 February, 2018
However, response to Work and Pensions Committee report also says that those that do not take up offer will receive work-focused support and may be referred to a range of local providers
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