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4 February, 2021 Open access

More than a million universal credit claimants ‘very likely’ to need to use a food bank if the £20 ‘uplift’ is removed

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4 February, 2021

HMRC confirms launch of a new child benefit IT system this month that will lead to faster processing times for new claims

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4 February, 2021

Digitisation of the Healthy Start Scheme in Northern Ireland

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3 February, 2021

DWP contracts with Serco to deliver new ‘Job Finding Support’ service to complement the work being done by jobcentre work coaches

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3 February, 2021

DWP Permanent Secretary tells Work and Pensions Committee that additional support markers to identify vulnerable claimants will become ‘watermarks’ in IT system later this month

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3 February, 2021 Open access

Lack of adequate social security support is a key driver of ‘mental health income gap’ of more than £8,000

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3 February, 2021 Open access

Two-thirds of disabled claimants have had to go without essential items during Covid-19 pandemic, says Disability Benefits Consortium

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3 February, 2021 Open access

Demand for self-isolation payments is ‘significantly outstripping’ the funding available to English councils

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3 February, 2021 Open access

More than a third of calls to DWP’s attendance allowance and PIP telephone lines went unanswered in October 2020

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3 February, 2021

Local Welfare Assistance Provision (Review) Bill read for first time

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2 February, 2021 Open access

Scottish Government announces changes to Self-Isolation Support Grant to provide support to more people on low incomes

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2 February, 2021 Open access

Welsh Government announces extension of Self-Isolation Support Scheme to people who have been notified of exposure to Covid-19 by NHS contact tracing app

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2 February, 2021

More generous social security policies are associated with positive mental health outcomes and lower inequalities

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More than a million universal credit claimants ‘very likely’ to need to use a food bank if the £20 ‘uplift’ is removed

HMRC confirms launch of a new child benefit IT system this month that will lead to faster processing times for new claims

Independent review of Scotland’s adult social care system calls for structural change including increased investment to enable removal of all charges for non-residential services

Ombudsman criticises Cornwall Council for stopping direct payments without organising alternative care

Civil Procedure Rules amended in relation to the ‘breathing space’ scheme being introduced from May 2021

Digitisation of the Healthy Start Scheme in Northern Ireland

DWP contracts with Serco to deliver new ‘Job Finding Support’ service to complement the work being done by jobcentre work coaches

DWP Permanent Secretary tells Work and Pensions Committee that additional support markers to identify vulnerable claimants will become ‘watermarks’ in IT system later this month

Lack of adequate social security support is a key driver of ‘mental health income gap’ of more than £8,000

House of Lords votes in favour of motion of ‘regret’ on limitations of regulations that extend protection from eviction for tenants in England

Two-thirds of disabled claimants have had to go without essential items during Covid-19 pandemic, says Disability Benefits Consortium

Demand for self-isolation payments is ‘significantly outstripping’ the funding available to English councils

More than a third of calls to DWP’s attendance allowance and PIP telephone lines went unanswered in October 2020

Local Welfare Assistance Provision (Review) Bill read for first time

Scottish Government announces changes to Self-Isolation Support Grant to provide support to more people on low incomes

Government announces intention to bring unregulated Buy Now Pay Later loans into Financial Conduct Authority regulation

Welsh Government announces extension of Self-Isolation Support Scheme to people who have been notified of exposure to Covid-19 by NHS contact tracing app

Lowest paid most likely to have lost income and increased debt since start of Covid-19 pandemic

More generous social security policies are associated with positive mental health outcomes and lower inequalities