12 September, 2022
12 September, 2022
New statutory instrument
12 September, 2022
New statutory rule introduces amendments equivalent to those introduced in Great Britain
8 September, 2022
Response to Work and Pensions Committee report also rejects recommendations to address wider issues with the adequacy and uprating of benefits
8 September, 2022
Pilot will begin in 'late summer' following the conclusion of a feasibility study to inform its final design and how it will be evaluated
8 September, 2022
New statutory instrument
8 September, 2022
8 September, 2022
New DWP statistics also show that, while end-to-end clearance times for initial claims have fallen from their peak in July 2021, they remain at more than six months
8 September, 2022
New MoJ statistics also show that disposals were down by 16 per cent and that the outstanding caseload was up 63 per cent compared to previous year
7 September, 2022
Jwanczuk, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2022] EWHC 2298 (Admin)
7 September, 2022
DWP statistics highlight that the trend since 2019/2020 has brought down outstanding housing benefit debt from a peak of £2.12 billion in March 2018 to £1.78 billion in January 2022
7 September, 2022
Implementing reforms would provide for a new system, while making use of existing IT to avoid disruption to claimants
6 September, 2022
New Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle also sees a new Chancellor, Home Secretary and Secretaries of State for Housing and Justice
6 September, 2022
2022/2023 Programme for Government also confirms that two further bridging payments worth minimum of £130 will be made in October and December 2022
6 September, 2022
However, while Minister provides figures from 'unpublished management information', DWP still has 'no plans' to develop official statistics despite concerns raised by both the OSR and Work and Pensions Committee
6 September, 2022 Open access
However, Minister says that improvements have been made 'to help ensure we make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey'
6 September, 2022
Written answer to Parliament follows statistics regulator having expressed concern about the standard of data used to support Department's claim that more than half a million claimants were helped into work by the campaign
6 September, 2022
Report concludes that, while majority of participants reported positive effects on health and employment, those benefits were not experienced by participants with complex needs due to mental health problems
2 September, 2022
Longer extension period will 'provide greater certainty for claimants' and help to maintain access to other support linked to their awards
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