3 April, 2024
2 April, 2024
Allocations for the coming year remain broadly unchanged due to frozen funding levels since 2022/2023
2 April, 2024
New DWP guidance
2 April, 2024
Budget (Scotland) Act 2024 enables Scottish Government to fulfil commitments including to spend £6.3 billion on social security benefits and payments
28 March, 2024
In addition, Work and Pensions Select Committee calls for legislative changes to enable SSP to be paid alongside wages in order to support phased returns to work
27 March, 2024
27 March, 2024
Minister outlines work of dedicated programme to ensure that people interacting with Department feel 'as safe, empowered and understood as possible'
27 March, 2024
New statutory rules
27 March, 2024
New statutory rule
26 March, 2024
However, giving evidence to Work and Pensions Committee, Minister expresses surprise that advisers do not feel they have a way to escalate issues for vulnerable claimants
26 March, 2024
Work and Pensions Secretary updates Parliament saying it is only right that the Department takes time to fully and properly consider the Ombudsman's findings, and that he will report back to the House 'without undue delay'
26 March, 2024
Minister says evaluation of testing will provide insight into whether sharing of assessments enables claimants to clarify evidence at an early stage and improves trust and transparency in decision making
26 March, 2024
New HB circular
25 March, 2024
Calling for an end to the 'tick-box approach' where work coaches spend all their time assessing and monitoring claimants, Liz Kendall says there should be a joined up approach involving both the NHS and employment support
25 March, 2024
Highlighting that millions of disabled people have had their lives 'decimated by the cost of living crisis', letter to Work and Pensions Secretary warns that closing the fund prior to winter takes away the only remaining source of financial help for those in crisis
25 March, 2024
However, new research shows that digital literacy varies considerably across benefits with around a third of pension credit and attendance allowance claimants having never used the internet
25 March, 2024
New statutory rule
25 March, 2024
New statutory rules revoke and re-enact provisions that would otherwise cease to have effect
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