14 February, 2023
13 February, 2023
New ADM Memo provides guidance to decision makers on actions they must now take in relation to periods before and after the date of the Upper Tribunal decision
13 February, 2023
DWP also confirms that an exercise to review previously disallowed claims will commence with immediate effect
13 February, 2023
New statutory instrument also makes provision in relation to people providing accommodation to those coming to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine and other resettlement schemes
10 February, 2023
New advice provided to decision makers on applying the provisions of the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023
9 February, 2023
Writing to Select Committee, Peter Schofield sets out examples of improvements that have been made under the Plan since 2020
9 February, 2023
9 February, 2023
Written statement to Parliament confirms that first phase of decommissioning will lead to 20 jobcentres being closed by March 2023
9 February, 2023
However, Permanent Secretary assures Select Committee that message advising claimants that they can negotiate a more affordable rate will be strengthened 'across all notifications'
9 February, 2023
In new analysis, IFS also highlights that the different assessment and award policies for disability benefits in Scotland are forecast to lead to more people successfully claiming, and spending longer on their benefit
8 February, 2023
Following judgments of the High Court and Supreme Court, Department also advises of 12-month application window for anyone who would have met the eligibility criteria on or after 30 August 2018
8 February, 2023
Announcement follows repeated requests from both the Work and Pensions Committee and the Office for Statistics Regulation to provide the figures for which there is a 'continued and unfulfilled need'
8 February, 2023
Payments will provide 'consistent, targeted and substantial support for the most vulnerable', says Work and Pensions Secretary
7 February, 2023
However, Minister also says that more than 40,000 PIP claimants did lose their award for non-return of review forms in 2021
7 February, 2023
Pilot will focus on the exchange of information about attendance allowance claimants who have moved permanently into care where a funding decision has also been made
7 February, 2023
Minister also confirms that the new winter heating payment will be paid automatically to more than 400,000 people over the next two months
7 February, 2023
New report on Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2023/2024 also calls for review of eligibility thresholds for current financial support schemes to ensure they do not exclude vulnerable people on the margins of support
3 February, 2023
With up to 50,000 people affected over several years, total compensation could reach £150 million
3 February, 2023
New IFS analysis highlights how big gaps have already opened up in the space of just three years, and will only widen as time goes on
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