News and case law

9 June, 2023

Learning and Work Institute and Carers Trust call for entitlement to carer’s allowance to be extended to young adult carers in full-time education

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9 June, 2023

More than £80 million in council tax debt was registered against universal credit households in year ending February 2023

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8 June, 2023

DWP publishes first set of quarterly universal credit WCA statistics following criticism from both the Work and Pensions Committee and Office for Statistics Regulation for having failed to do so

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8 June, 2023

Less than a fifth of the almost half a million people who have started on the Restart scheme have achieved sustained employment of six months or more

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8 June, 2023

DWP issues guidance on changes to Sure Start maternity grant entitlement conditions from June 2023

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8 June, 2023

Work coaches expected to save two minutes per referral as a result of automation of ‘failure to attend’ process

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8 June, 2023

Increase in the maximum amounts for childcare support in universal credit in Northern Ireland

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8 June, 2023

Miscellaneous amendments to universal credit and other social security regulations in Northern Ireland

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7 June, 2023

Disability Rights UK lodges formal complaint about ‘appalling’ story in Daily Telegraph targeting sick and disabled people as being unworthy of state support

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6 June, 2023

‘Resets’ are a natural part of major long-term projects and can help them to succeed, says universal credit Senior Responsible Owner

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6 June, 2023

DWP confirms that it has no plans to publish details of algorithms used in trials to detect fraud in claims for universal credit advances

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5 June, 2023

Proposed universal basic income ‘micro pilot’ in England would provide £1,600 monthly payments to 30 participants in Jarrow and East Finchley

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5 June, 2023

Scottish Government sets out three year plan to tackle food insecurity and remove need for food banks in longer term

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High Court rules that council acted unlawfully in its assessment of a homeless family’s needs and the suitability of temporary and out of area accommodation

Learning and Work Institute and Carers Trust call for entitlement to carer’s allowance to be extended to young adult carers in full-time education

More than £80 million in council tax debt was registered against universal credit households in year ending February 2023

DWP publishes first set of quarterly universal credit WCA statistics following criticism from both the Work and Pensions Committee and Office for Statistics Regulation for having failed to do so

Fabian Society sets out roadmap for creation of a National Care Service to help transform care and support in England

APPG launches inquiry to explore the impact of caring on the life opportunities of young people

Less than a fifth of the almost half a million people who have started on the Restart scheme have achieved sustained employment of six months or more

DWP issues guidance on changes to Sure Start maternity grant entitlement conditions from June 2023

Housing Ombudsman launches call for evidence to help it explore what it means to be vulnerable in social housing

Work coaches expected to save two minutes per referral as a result of automation of ‘failure to attend’ process

Homelessness assistance and allocation of housing in Wales for those fleeing Sudan

Increase in the maximum amounts for childcare support in universal credit in Northern Ireland

Miscellaneous amendments to universal credit and other social security regulations in Northern Ireland

Disability Rights UK lodges formal complaint about ‘appalling’ story in Daily Telegraph targeting sick and disabled people as being unworthy of state support

Welsh Government launches Green Paper consultation on achieving adequate housing, including fair rents and affordability

‘Resets’ are a natural part of major long-term projects and can help them to succeed, says universal credit Senior Responsible Owner

DWP confirms that it has no plans to publish details of algorithms used in trials to detect fraud in claims for universal credit advances

Proposed universal basic income ‘micro pilot’ in England would provide £1,600 monthly payments to 30 participants in Jarrow and East Finchley

Scottish Government sets out three year plan to tackle food insecurity and remove need for food banks in longer term