22 March, 2024
22 March, 2024
Insights from DWP's 'Discovery' work on early migration, that includes finding that housing benefit claimants in particular struggled to engage with the process, should be used to work out how best to support them
22 March, 2024
Carer Poverty Coalition calls for carer's allowance earnings limit to be increased to the level of 21 hours per week at the national minimum wage
22 March, 2024
New statutory rule revokes and re-enact provisions that would otherwise cease to have effect
21 March, 2024
In addition, highlighting the 'fundamental inadequacy' of social security support, Select Committee recommends developing a framework of principles for setting benefit levels that links to living costs as well as work incentives
21 March, 2024
'Unacceptable' that the Department has clearly indicated that it will refuse to do the right thing, Ombudsman says, calling for Parliament to act swiftly in making sure a compensation scheme is established
21 March, 2024
21 March, 2024
Institute for Fiscal Studies also highlights that 'absolute poverty' has now reverted to around its pre-pandemic level of 18 per cent, or 12 million people, as have poverty rates for groups including children, workers, pensioners and private renters
19 March, 2024
Reporting on evidence provided to the UN Committee for the Rights of Disabled People, charity says government's failure to properly engage with the process is an 'insult to all disabled people'
19 March, 2024
New DWP statistics also show that more than a third of claimants receive the highest level of award
19 March, 2024
New DWP statistics also show that almost 15,000 PIP claims were made via new digital channel in period between launch in July 2023 and January 2024
19 March, 2024
However, new DWP statistics also show that almost three quarters of households that had their benefit capped were single parent families
19 March, 2024
New publication outlines current policy and practice and plans including for the use of AI and speech analytics to identify vulnerable claimants
18 March, 2024
Eligible adults who currently receive DLA from the DWP will be transferred automatically to the new Scottish benefit and can then choose whether to remain on it or apply for adult disability payment instead
18 March, 2024
As AI tools are increasingly used to support decision-making, group of civil society organisations and others highlight that transparency is key to building and maintaining public trust
18 March, 2024
New statutory instrument
18 March, 2024
New guidance circular sets out specified amounts and guideline rent increases
15 March, 2024
Work and Pensions Minister says that the Department always ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place and that it takes steps to ensure that the use of machine learning is 'legal and proportionate'
15 March, 2024
Measures in the Spring Finance Bill will 'back hard-working British families' by increasing the threshold for the charge from £50,000 to £60,000
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