28 June, 2024
27 June, 2024
New DWP guidance follows the Court of Appeal's November 2023 decision in SSWP v AT
27 June, 2024
Civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch says the algorithm is not as effective as pilot suggested and puts hundreds of thousands of people through intrusive reviews every year
27 June, 2024
However, government has so far failed to comply with decision requiring the release of documents that illustrate the impact of refusing to extend the policy
27 June, 2024 Open access
JRF highlights that the number of families going without has not changed over the last year despite the 10.1 per cent benefit uprating in April 2023 and £900 cost of living payment
25 June, 2024 Open access
Dispute over pay will see staff employed by G4S take action during the week of the General Election and on into August
24 June, 2024
20 June, 2024 Open access
Resolution Foundation also warns that curbing the £20 billion a year rise in spending expected by 2028/2029 must be a task for the NHS and employers, not just the Treasury and DWP
19 June, 2024
New Scottish Government statistics also highlight that CTR recipients saved around £850 a year on council tax on average, and almost 60 per cent were in one of the 30 per cent most deprived areas in Scotland
18 June, 2024
New DWP statistics highlight that this represents a 4 per cent increase on the previous quarter
18 June, 2024
New DWP statistics also show that the PIP caseload increased by 3 per cent in the same period to reach 3.4 million
18 June, 2024
New figures also show that more than 24,000 PIP claims were made via the new digital channel in period between launch in July 2023 and April 2024
17 June, 2024 Open access
Highlighting that neither Labour nor the Conservatives referenced the policy in their manifestos, IFS estimates that removing the limit would reduce relative child poverty by approximately 500,000
14 June, 2024 Open access
CPAG and Action for Children warn that Labour's commitment won't even get off the ground unless the two-child policy, that has driven record child poverty 'more than any other policy', is ditched
14 June, 2024
New statutory instrument
13 June, 2024 Open access
Commitments include to review universal credit so that it 'makes work pay and tackles poverty', to retain the triple lock for the state pension, and to reform or replace the work capability assessment
13 June, 2024 Open access
New research from the Resolution Foundation warns that the next government will need to consider how best to strengthen the social security system if it is to prevent rising hardship and enable all households to share in future economic growth
13 June, 2024
New MoJ statistics also show that the average age of a case at disposal increased to more than six months
13 June, 2024
New DWP statistics also highlight that following their post-Covid resumption, 16,000 repeat assessments for ESA were carried out in the quarter to December 2023
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