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3 February, 2020

‘Tweaks’ to LHA rates will do nothing to tackle past damage caused by austerity or future damage inflicted by UK welfare cuts

Scottish Minister writes to Secretary of State recommending that LHA rates should be raised to the 30th percentile everywhere

3 February, 2020

Northern Ireland Communities Minister announces extension of existing bedroom tax welfare mitigation beyond March 2020

Minister also says that remaining mitigation measures are being reviewed, fulfilling commitments set out in the 'New Decade, New Approach' deal

3 February, 2020

NAO seeks evidence about experience of universal credit claimants getting to their first payment

Online survey aimed at both claimants and supporting organisations closes on 10 February

3 February, 2020

Young carer grant awards will not affect immigration status of eligible claimants subject to immigration control in Scotland

Scottish Government reaches agreement with UK Government to bring in rule change from spring this year

3 February, 2020

Disregard of payments from the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme in the calculation of income and capital for means-tested benefits

New statutory instrument

31 January, 2020

DWP ‘waiting to see’ if updated prescription form and amended universal credit monthly statement make exemptions from healthcare charges clearer for claimants

Government response to report on healthcare penalty charge notices also provides update on the piloting of 'Real-Time Exemption Checks'

31 January, 2020

Ministry of Justice to publish approach to evaluating courts and tribunals reform programme by July 2020

Response to Public Accounts Committee report also confirms that, in the meantime, HMCTS will focus on understanding needs of users and 'alter delivery plans according to their needs'

30 January, 2020

Stephen Timms elected as Chair of Work and Pensions Select Committee

Labour MP for East Ham will take up position as soon as remaining members of the Committee have been appointed by the House

29 January, 2020

Court of Appeal upholds High Court judgments that failure to protect income of severely disabled claimants migrating to universal credit is unlawful

AR & SXC, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 37

29 January, 2020

Successful benefit appeals in Northern Ireland lead to claimants repaying around £19 million of welfare reform mitigation payments to Department for Communtities

Minister of Finance says the resulting budget underspend, along with other Departments' underspends, will be put back into services 'where it can be used and where it is needed'

29 January, 2020

Extending bereavement support payment entitlement would benefit 15,000 cohabiting partners a year

New DWP statistics estimate the additional annual cost of extending entitlement to cohabiting survivors would be £50 million

29 January, 2020

Universal credit is not working and risks ‘tightening the grip of poverty on people’s lives’, says SCoRSS

Coalition of organisations across Scotland sets out series of recommendations for UK Government

29 January, 2020

MHCLG confirms it will not be amending CTR prescribed requirements regulations to take into account changes relating to mixed age couples claiming means-tested benefits

As a result, pensioner households in receipt of income support, income-related ESA, income-based JSA or universal credit will not be covered by the protected scheme

29 January, 2020

Regulations laid commencing provision for ministerial power to regulate circumstances where lower courts can depart from retained EU case law

First commencement order of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 brings change into force on exit day

29 January, 2020

More than 100,000 budgeting loans were awarded in Northern Ireland during 2018/2019

Annual Report on the Social Fund also highlights that more than 200,000 payments were made from the regulated fund

28 January, 2020

‘Around 13’ people have moved onto universal credit during first six months of managed migration pilot

Minister says he instructed officials to take it 'slow and steady, and to go at the pace the claimant requires'

28 January, 2020

House of Lords Select Committee launches inquiry into the economics of universal credit

Committee will consider whether universal credit is fit for purpose and able to provide adequate and fair social security

28 January, 2020

DWP has paid more than £50 million to universal credit claimants who were previously in receipt of SDP

Minister for Disabled People also confirms that 15,397 claimants have received SDP transitional payments

28 January, 2020

DWP seeks health professionals’ feedback on benefit rules for terminally ill claimants

Responses will be used to help the Department consider future options for how the benefit system supports people who are living with a terminal illness