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22 July, 2021

More than half of ESA and universal credit claimants would prefer their work capability assessment to be carried out over the telephone

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22 July, 2021

Joint Committee on Human Rights launches call for evidence on draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2021

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22 July, 2021

Work coaches’ awareness of aims of Personal Support Package and initiatives under it is ‘varied’, says DWP

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22 July, 2021

Claimant who fraudulently obtained refugee status was not entitled to tax credits or housing benefit she obtained relying upon that status

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22 July, 2021

Deductions from universal credit to collect court fines in Northern Ireland

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22 July, 2021

‘Online Procedure Rules’ to be established to govern conduct of specified online proceedings in courts and tribunals

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22 July, 2021

Welsh Affairs Committee launches claimant survey as part of inquiry into benefits system in Wales

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21 July, 2021

New Health and Disability Green Paper marks important step to improving how the DWP helps people ‘start, stay and succeed in work’, says Minister

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21 July, 2021

New Judicial Review and Courts Bill will equip judges with the tools to give more tailored solutions in judicial review cases, says Ministry of Justice

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21 July, 2021

Government decides not to go ahead with its proposal to extend SSP to those earning less than lower earnings limit

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21 July, 2021 Open access

Chairs of cross-party committees in all four UK Parliaments urge UK Government to make £20 universal credit and working tax credit uplift permanent

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21 July, 2021 Open access

‘No assessment has been made’ in respect of the potential effect of removing the £20 uplift, says Minister

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20 July, 2021

Bereaved families call on DWP to set up a full public inquiry into cases of benefit deaths and serious harm

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20 July, 2021

Digital welfare investigation uncovers widespread local authority use of algorithms that are ‘secretive, unevidenced, incredibly invasive and likely discriminatory’

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20 July, 2021

If the DWP had made a ‘reasonable decision’ in 2005 about communicating changes to state pension age, women would have had 28 months more notice of the changes ahead

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Court of Appeal confirms that a ‘demand’ for service charges for the purposes of section 20B(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 has to be a ‘contractually valid’ demand

More than half of ESA and universal credit claimants would prefer their work capability assessment to be carried out over the telephone

Joint Committee on Human Rights launches call for evidence on draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2021

More than 95,000 households in England were in temporary accommodation at 31 March 2021, according to new government statistics

Work coaches’ awareness of aims of Personal Support Package and initiatives under it is ‘varied’, says DWP

Claimant who fraudulently obtained refugee status was not entitled to tax credits or housing benefit she obtained relying upon that status

Deductions from universal credit to collect court fines in Northern Ireland

‘Online Procedure Rules’ to be established to govern conduct of specified online proceedings in courts and tribunals

Welsh Affairs Committee launches claimant survey as part of inquiry into benefits system in Wales

New Health and Disability Green Paper marks important step to improving how the DWP helps people ‘start, stay and succeed in work’, says Minister

Government commits to introducing duty requiring employers to prevent sexual harassment at work

New Judicial Review and Courts Bill will equip judges with the tools to give more tailored solutions in judicial review cases, says Ministry of Justice

Government sets out employment tribunal changes in new Judicial Review and Courts Bill

Government decides not to go ahead with its proposal to extend SSP to those earning less than lower earnings limit

Chairs of cross-party committees in all four UK Parliaments urge UK Government to make £20 universal credit and working tax credit uplift permanent

‘No assessment has been made’ in respect of the potential effect of removing the £20 uplift, says Minister

Bereaved families call on DWP to set up a full public inquiry into cases of benefit deaths and serious harm

Digital welfare investigation uncovers widespread local authority use of algorithms that are ‘secretive, unevidenced, incredibly invasive and likely discriminatory’

If the DWP had made a ‘reasonable decision’ in 2005 about communicating changes to state pension age, women would have had 28 months more notice of the changes ahead