20 April, 2022
20 April, 2022
Minister also advises that, due to high demand for PIP new claims, some awards have been extended more than once
19 April, 2022
Legally-binding action plan being drawn up in response to serious concerns about Department's failures to meet the needs of claimants with mental health impairments and learning disabilities
19 April, 2022
Writing to Minister, NAWRA seeks clarity on what safeguards the Department has in place to ensure work coaches do not misadvise, and what provision it is making for claimants to obtain independent advice on whether to make a 'voluntary move' to universal credit
19 April, 2022
Letter to DWP's Chief Statistician calls for clarity about plans for release of statistics in light of their importance and expectation that they are published
14 April, 2022
Select Committee calls for increased support from the social security system and access to public funds after a maximum five-year period of being subject to the condition
14 April, 2022
13 April, 2022
New statutory instrument
13 April, 2022 Open access
New statutory instrument
13 April, 2022
Human Rights Committee chair says that the government’s case for reform is not proven and there is nothing in its consultation that would serve to strengthen the protections we currently have, and 'much that would weaken them'
12 April, 2022
Writing to NAWRA, Minister also confirms that neither DWP or HMRC staff will advise people whether or not they would be better off on universal credit
12 April, 2022
However, Scottish Government estimates that to reverse all the changes, including the removal of the £20 universal credit uplift, the two-child limit, and the residual effect of the four-year benefit freeze, would cost £780 million per year
12 April, 2022
New reports find largely positive outcomes for participants' mental health, perceptions about their ability to work, and engagement with the labour market from DWP's programme of investment that started in 2018
11 April, 2022 Open access
New DWP guidance
11 April, 2022
Joseph Rowntree Foundation also highlights that benefits are at a 35-year low in real terms following a 'decade of cuts and freezes'
11 April, 2022
Letter from Committee Chair follows up on last month's evidence session on the costs of living crisis and the suggestion for an in-year re-indexing of benefit rates
11 April, 2022
Minister warns that reduced funding will exacerbate the plight of those already experiencing the cost of living crisis and 'inevitably lead to further hardship and eviction’
8 April, 2022
Response to Public Accounts Committee report also confirms that Department does not intend to change legislative position regarding treatment of state pension arrears for benefit purposes
8 April, 2022
However, consultation response argues that move to eligibility based on receipt of means-tested benefits will lead to 12 per cent increase in number of recipients with long-term illness or disability compared to current scheme
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