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18 May, 2023

Amendment of Sure Start maternity grant entitlement conditions for people fleeing Afghanistan and Ukraine

New statutory instrument also removes the general requirement to have obtained the advice of a healthcare professional to verify a claim

18 May, 2023

Nearly one in five child benefit claimants say a ‘digital by default’ system would cause them problems

However, new research commissioned by HMRC also finds that almost three quarters of claimants like the idea of the service being digitised

18 May, 2023

Temporary increase to winter fuel payments in 2023/2024

New statutory instrument

18 May, 2023

Enabling people arriving in the UK from Sudan to meet the residency conditions for social security assistance in Scotland from day one

New statutory instrument

17 May, 2023

Miscellaneous minor amendments to universal credit legislation

New statutory instrument

17 May, 2023

DWP announces decommissioning of further 19 temporary jobcentres

Minister sets out details of second phase of programme to reduce jobcentre estate to pre-pandemic levels following closure of 20 sites earlier in the year

17 May, 2023

Amendment of the habitual residence test in housing benefit for people fleeing Sudan

DWP issues guidance to housing benefit staff on new regulations that relax residence rules from 15 May 2023

16 May, 2023

Almost one in five universal credit claimants in the ‘searching for work’ conditionality regime are already in employment

New DWP statistics also show that the number of claimants required to look for work has increased over the last quarter rising to a quarter of the total caseload

16 May, 2023

Exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for people fleeing Sudan

New DWP guidance

16 May, 2023

More than 500,000 sanction decisions were made against universal credit claimants in the 12 months to January 2023

New DWP statistics also show that sanction rate remains above 6 per cent of claimants subject to sanction as part of their conditionality regime

16 May, 2023

HMRC launches online claim service for child benefit

New service follows online proof of entitlement service that was launched in February 2023

15 May, 2023

Information on RTI data feed must be accessed and analysed by a human being in order for it to be ‘known’ to the Secretary of State

WS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2023] UKUT 81 (AAC)
UA-2022-000292-000293-ESA

15 May, 2023

Government outlines how DWP uses automated technologies to identify claims that ‘warrant closer inspection’ in respect of potential fraud and error

However, Minister confirms that Department does not use automation to replace human judgement to determine or deny payments to claimants

12 May, 2023

Government issues emergency legislation to enable immediate benefit support for those fleeing Sudan

New statutory instruments

12 May, 2023

MoJ launches call for evidence on how the government might ‘uphold and strengthen open justice in the modern age’

However, Justice Minister says that, while the government is committed to upholding open justice, the exercise will help it target its limited resources in light of the 'challenging fiscal environment'

12 May, 2023

Scottish Government to remove income thresholds for Best Start Foods from February 2024

Social Justice Secretary says that change for those in receipt of a qualifying benefit will extend entitlement to an estimated 20,000 people

11 May, 2023

Sanctions are ‘fair, proportionate and effective’ says Work and Pensions Secretary

Writing to Work and Pensions Committee, Mel Stride says research shows around 70 per cent of claimants agree that the potential for sanctions means they are more likely to conduct work search

11 May, 2023

More than a third of universal credit cases were either overpaid or underpaid in 2022/2023

DWP annual fraud and error estimates also show that despite the universal credit overpayment rate decreasing, the underpayment rate increased to its highest recorded level

11 May, 2023

MoJ launches consultation on proposals to reform office of Senior President of Tribunals

Reform is part of 'One Judiciary', wider work to bring greater cohesion between the courts and tribunals