20 December, 2017
20 December, 2017
DWP also confirms that a further year of support and mentoring will be available if the business plan is viable
20 December, 2017
New housing benefit guidance
20 December, 2017
Decision Makers Guide Memos include advice about amendments relating to pension age changes, pension flexibilities, and a new category of income support claimant
19 December, 2017
Response to Select Committee report advises that the DWP will instead continue to monitor and evaluate the impact of self-employment alongside the roll-out of universal credit
19 December, 2017
Amongst other measures, Scotland now has statutory targets to lower rates of child poverty by 2023 and further lower them by 2030
19 December, 2017
19 December, 2017
New analysis from The Children’s Society highlights how the regions worst affected by child poverty stand to lose the most from the government's proposed means test
18 December, 2017
Response sets out actions the DWP has taken or will take in relation to Mr Gray's recommendations
18 December, 2017
New DWP-commissioned research also finds that one in five claimants do not take evidence to their face-to-face assessment that they wanted to take
15 December, 2017
However, Secretary of State says arrears will only be paid from October 2014
15 December, 2017
New statutory instrument extends entitlement to flexible payments to any claimants in the full service
15 December, 2017
DWP advises that anyone making a claim in a universal credit live service area after 31 December 2017 will be directed to claim housing benefit and other legacy benefits
15 December, 2017
Response to Select Committee's Disability Employment Gap report says current training and performance monitoring is sufficient
15 December, 2017
Response to Social Security Committee report on Stage 1 of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill also agrees that regulations made under the Bill will require enhanced parliamentary scrutiny
14 December, 2017
Minister says figure was internal measurement only but has been dropped to avoid 'anxiety and confusion'
14 December, 2017
New DWP statistics also show that the average clearance time for a mandatory reconsideration was 11 days in October 2017
14 December, 2017
Roll-out of the universal credit full service in postcode areas administered by North Kensington Jobcentre will also be delayed to 12 December 2018
14 December, 2017
New DWP statistics also show that in the same period local authorities spent 35 per cent of their annual DHP funding allocated for the benefit cap
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