23 October, 2017
19 October, 2017
Shadow Secretary of State Debbie Abrahams says government must act on clear will of Parliament
19 October, 2017
HMRC payment data will be used to trigger alerts as and when claimant’s earnings and pensions information changes during the life of a housing benefit claim
18 October, 2017
Mr Gauke responds to 'recent attention and concern' that charges can place a burden on claimants
18 October, 2017
Frank Field responds to letter from Secretary of State ahead of Committee evidence session
18 October, 2017
New housing benefit guidance
18 October, 2017
18 October, 2017
New DWP statistics show that this represents a 4 per cent increase on the previous month's claimant count
17 October, 2017
Response to Scottish Affairs Committee report also defends the government’s decision not to share details of jobcentre closure proposals with the Scottish Government prior to publication
17 October, 2017
Responses to written questions also show that ratio of claimants to work coaches is 140 to 1
17 October, 2017
New statutory instrument
16 October, 2017
Work and Pensions Committee chair Frank Field says whether it is down to deliberate concealment or incompetence, either way it is not good enough
16 October, 2017
Letter to David Gauke highlights that current guidance already allowed same day payment of an advance
16 October, 2017
Response to Public Accounts Committee report also agrees to monitor variations, and assess reasons for differences, in the use of sanctions across jobcentres
16 October, 2017
New statutory instrument
16 October, 2017
Response to Public Account Committee report also confirms that no private sector provider will be used for tax credit compliance work in future
13 October, 2017
New report from the IFS concludes current approach to housing benefit leaves it 'vulnerable to becoming increasingly irrelevant with respect to its purpose'
11 October, 2017
Government says that the appointment of a successor will be announced in due course
11 October, 2017
New DWP guidance
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