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20 July, 2017

DWP needs to ‘keep a close eye’ on the role of work coaches as universal credit rolls out

SSAC calls for support to ensure that work coaches' motivation and productivity is not adversely affected by the impact of growing caseloads and an extending remit

20 July, 2017

Extended vulnerability criteria for immediate access to hardship payments following JSA sanctions

New statutory instrument

20 July, 2017

Budgeting and crisis loans worth almost £½ billion were recovered in 2016/2017

New social fund annual report also highlights that 943,000 budgeting loan awards were made during the year

19 July, 2017

Government review of state pension age proposes rise to 68 between 2037 and 2039

Change, that will bring forward the rise by seven years, responds to a projected one third increase in the pensioner population in the next 25 years

19 July, 2017

HMCTS provides update on plans for online dispute resolution for Social Security and Child Support appeals

Pilot to test a new 'Track your Appeal' tool along with email and text updates for appellants to be launched from summer 2017

18 July, 2017

Immediate access to hardship payments for sanctioned JSA claimants who are homeless or have a mental health condition

DWP says regulations to bring in the measure will come into effect from October 2017

17 July, 2017

Requesting managed payments when social landlords verify universal credit housing costs

New DWP guidance

14 July, 2017

National Audit Office qualifies HMRC's 2016/2017 accounts due to ‘material’ levels of error and fraud in tax credits

Comptroller and Auditor General says increase in error and fraud is contrary to significant reductions achieved in previous years, with the rate expected to increase further

13 July, 2017

Government 'likely to wish to consider' risks surrounding implementation of universal credit, says Office for Budget Responsibility

Resilience of the system and its ability to cope with greater volumes and complexity yet to be fully tested

13 July, 2017

Frank Field announced as chair of the Work and Pensions Committee

Labour MP for Birkenhead was the sole nomination for the position and was therefore declared elected, unopposed

12 July, 2017

Number of people on universal credit reaches 540,000

New DWP statistics show this represents a 2 per cent increase on the previous months' claimant count

11 July, 2017

Reduction of the universal credit taper rate in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

11 July, 2017

Miscellaneous amendments relating to the removal of the ESA work-related activity component in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

11 July, 2017

Removal of the universal credit limited capability for work element in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

11 July, 2017

Increase in local housing allowance rates used when calculating universal credit in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

11 July, 2017

Amendment of the benefit cap earnings exception threshold for universal credit claimants in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

10 July, 2017

Availability of discretionary housing payments for universal credit claimants in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

10 July, 2017

Removal of entitlement to universal credit housing costs for some claimants aged 18 to 21 in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule