23 October, 2019
23 October, 2019
New statutory rule
22 October, 2019
Select Committee recommends that government should start its consultation on options for reform by the end of 2019 at the latest
22 October, 2019
Resolution Foundation says outcome reflects a long-term trend of deprioritising welfare support for young people
22 October, 2019
Committee highlights that the current social security system only allows one parent to receive child-related benefits making it difficult for the other partner to share caring responsibilities
22 October, 2019
Figures supplied by Employment Minister show that waiting time has more than doubled since October last year
21 October, 2019
21 October, 2019
New edition of Touchbase advises that the pilot will run until February 2020
18 October, 2019
Giving evidence to Select Committee, Thérèse Coffey also says that she is 'encouraging' the Department to roll the pilot out in other places besides Harrogate
18 October, 2019
Permanent Secretary tells Select Committee that victims will only be allowed to return to legacy benefits if they had 'no involvement whatsoever' or there is loss of SDP
18 October, 2019
All too often the real motives behind digital programs are to slash welfare spending, set up intrusive government surveillance systems and generate profits for private corporate interests, says Philip Alston
18 October, 2019
New framework for assessing performance of benefit and policy delivery in Scotland will report annually from 2020
18 October, 2019
Recommendations include reducing unnecessary assessments, and introducing a legal deadline for the DWP to respond to mandatory reconsiderations
18 October, 2019
Developed with the Home Office and other stakeholders, the new 'product' is designed to 'help refugees get the support they need at the earliest opportunity'
17 October, 2019
DWP update also advises that number of arrears payments and total cost of revised awards are significantly lower than previously forecast
17 October, 2019
Local authorities should be provided with the freedoms and resources required to intervene early and improve support for low-income households, says new report
17 October, 2019
New statutory instrument also provides for current higher level sanctions to be terminated once they have been in effect for 26 weeks
17 October, 2019
New statutory instrument provides for introduction of new payment from 21 October 2019
17 October, 2019
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