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17 July, 2020

Permission granted for judicial review of DWP’s safeguarding policies

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17 July, 2020

Ensuring that young people in Scotland who are entitled to DLA immediately prior to 16th birthday do not have to claim PIP until they are 18

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17 July, 2020 Open access

Judicial College publishes interim guidance on good practice for remote hearings during coronavirus outbreak

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16 July, 2020

Number of people on universal credit increases to more than 5.4m, according to new DWP statistics

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16 July, 2020

High Court claim issued on behalf of more than 300 claimants who lost their severe disability premium on migrating to universal credit

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16 July, 2020

More than 250,000 households are affected by the two-child policy, according to new DWP statistics

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16 July, 2020 Open access

Claimant commitments reintroduced for new universal credit claimants in Northern Ireland

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16 July, 2020

DWP to test longer term viability of staff combining working from home with working at the office

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16 July, 2020 Open access

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits increased by more than half a million in May 2020

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15 July, 2020 Open access

DWP confirms that it is considering re-opening closed jobcentres to accommodate new work coaches

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15 July, 2020 Open access

‘Incredibly difficult’ to find a solution to help those who lost entitlement to tax credits as a result of applying for universal credit, Minister tells MPs

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15 July, 2020

Relationship between ‘change of circumstances’ and ‘new medical evidence’ supersessions of a claim where limitation on movement between PIP mobility components after pensionable age may apply

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Permission granted for judicial review of DWP’s safeguarding policies

Social landlords, local authorities and homelessness sector call for Housing First tenancies to be scaled up in period following coronavirus lockdown

Ensuring that young people in Scotland who are entitled to DLA immediately prior to 16th birthday do not have to claim PIP until they are 18

Judicial College publishes interim guidance on good practice for remote hearings during coronavirus outbreak

Acas reports that early conciliation resolved more than three quarters of employment disputes without leading to an employment tribunal in 2019/2020

Scottish Government announces additional £100 million funding for employment support and training in response to coronavirus outbreak

Number of people on universal credit increases to more than 5.4m, according to new DWP statistics

High Court claim issued on behalf of more than 300 claimants who lost their severe disability premium on migrating to universal credit

Legal proceedings issued against Chancellor arguing that implementation of SEISS discriminates against women

More than 250,000 households are affected by the two-child policy, according to new DWP statistics

Claimant commitments reintroduced for new universal credit claimants in Northern Ireland

DWP to test longer term viability of staff combining working from home with working at the office

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits increased by more than half a million in May 2020

Money Advice Trust welcomes government’s commitment to launch statutory Breathing Space scheme in May 2021

DWP confirms that it is considering re-opening closed jobcentres to accommodate new work coaches

‘Incredibly difficult’ to find a solution to help those who lost entitlement to tax credits as a result of applying for universal credit, Minister tells MPs

Bill requiring government to review disabled facilities grant system receives first reading

Relationship between ‘change of circumstances’ and ‘new medical evidence’ supersessions of a claim where limitation on movement between PIP mobility components after pensionable age may apply

Failure by councils to meet their new housing duties is compounding problems experienced by homeless people, says Ombudsman