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7 July, 2023

Retention of ‘living together’ policy in universal credit, with its focus on the household as the unit of assessment, continues to impact claimant behaviour and contribute to welfare fraud and error

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7 July, 2023

DWP issues guidance on changes to the residence and presence test for DLA for children consequent upon the introduction of child disability payment

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6 July, 2023

DWP Permanent Secretary sets out plans for rolling out Health Transformation Programme

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6 July, 2023

National Audit Office qualifies opinion on DWP accounts for 35th year running due to level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure

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6 July, 2023

EU Rights and Brexit Hub issues memo to IMA and Work and Pensions Committee over DWP’s inappropriate use of powers to stay decisions

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6 July, 2023

DWP says it is staggering the cost of living payment qualifying periods to ensure people do not miss more than one payment due to the frequency of their earnings

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6 July, 2023

DWP says it is currently issuing 30,000 universal credit migration notices a month to tax credit claimants

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6 July, 2023

Work and Pensions Committee says it will continue to press for improvements to the Child Maintenance Service following government's response to report that rejects majority of the Committee's recommendations

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6 July, 2023

DWP and HMRC announce new exercise to identify estimated £1.3 billion of underpaid state pension caused by historical failure to record home responsibilities protection

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5 July, 2023

Extending the deadline for payment of voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement

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5 July, 2023

DWP launches online Midlife MOT service following successful trial in Jobcentres

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5 July, 2023

IIAC review of hand-arm vibration syndrome recommends extending the list of tools in Schedule 1 of prescribed disease A11

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5 July, 2023

Scottish Parliament launches consultation on legislation to create a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council

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5 July, 2023

Additional funding to be allocated to local authorities in Scotland to support the costs of checking and recording adult disability payment information

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5 July, 2023

Average time to progress through both stages of judicial review process in Northern Ireland exceeds a year

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Retention of ‘living together’ policy in universal credit, with its focus on the household as the unit of assessment, continues to impact claimant behaviour and contribute to welfare fraud and error

DWP issues guidance on changes to the residence and presence test for DLA for children consequent upon the introduction of child disability payment

DWP Permanent Secretary sets out plans for rolling out Health Transformation Programme

National Audit Office qualifies opinion on DWP accounts for 35th year running due to level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure

DLUHC launches consultation on proposals to exempt further categories of dwellings from the council tax premiums for empty properties and second homes in England

EU Rights and Brexit Hub issues memo to IMA and Work and Pensions Committee over DWP’s inappropriate use of powers to stay decisions

DWP says it is staggering the cost of living payment qualifying periods to ensure people do not miss more than one payment due to the frequency of their earnings

DWP says it is currently issuing 30,000 universal credit migration notices a month to tax credit claimants

Work and Pensions Committee says it will continue to press for improvements to the Child Maintenance Service following government's response to report that rejects majority of the Committee's recommendations

DWP and HMRC announce new exercise to identify estimated £1.3 billion of underpaid state pension caused by historical failure to record home responsibilities protection

Extending the deadline for payment of voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement

DWP launches online Midlife MOT service following successful trial in Jobcentres

IIAC review of hand-arm vibration syndrome recommends extending the list of tools in Schedule 1 of prescribed disease A11

Scottish Parliament launches consultation on legislation to create a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council

Additional funding to be allocated to local authorities in Scotland to support the costs of checking and recording adult disability payment information

Average time to progress through both stages of judicial review process in Northern Ireland exceeds a year

Around 8,000 Afghan individuals and families could become homeless at the end of next month as Home Office serves notice for people to leave temporary bridging hotels

Housing Ombudsman uncovers ‘culture of apathy’ at London council

Regulatory Policy Committee finds original impact assessment for Renters (Reform) Bill was ‘not fit for purpose’