15 September, 2022
14 September, 2022
Minister also advises that the number of appeals disposed of has dropped from more than half a million to just over 90,000 over the same period
13 September, 2022
DWP and HMRC confirm that payments due on Monday 19 September will instead be made this Friday
13 September, 2022
New DWP statistics also highlight that the number of awards changed at mandatory reconsideration stage has dropped from a peak of around 60 per cent a year ago to just over 20 per cent
12 September, 2022
Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill now awaits Royal Assent
12 September, 2022
Vital now that the opportunity is taken to strengthen our rights, not weaken them further by bringing the 'dangerous plans' contained in the Bill of Rights Bill back in another guise
12 September, 2022
12 September, 2022
New statutory instrument
12 September, 2022
New statutory rule introduces amendments equivalent to those introduced in Great Britain
8 September, 2022
Response to Work and Pensions Committee report also rejects recommendations to address wider issues with the adequacy and uprating of benefits
8 September, 2022
Pilot will begin in 'late summer' following the conclusion of a feasibility study to inform its final design and how it will be evaluated
8 September, 2022
New statutory instrument
8 September, 2022
Practice of contacting claimants to give option to continue with appeal or have decision revised is amended 'to avoid placing claimants under undue time pressure close to the hearing date’
8 September, 2022
New DWP statistics also show that, while end-to-end clearance times for initial claims have fallen from their peak in July 2021, they remain at more than six months
8 September, 2022
New MoJ statistics also show that disposals were down by 16 per cent and that the outstanding caseload was up 63 per cent compared to previous year
7 September, 2022
DWP statistics highlight that the trend since 2019/2020 has brought down outstanding housing benefit debt from a peak of £2.12 billion in March 2018 to £1.78 billion in January 2022
7 September, 2022
Implementing reforms would provide for a new system, while making use of existing IT to avoid disruption to claimants
6 September, 2022
New Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle also sees a new Chancellor, Home Secretary and Secretaries of State for Housing and Justice
6 September, 2022
2022/2023 Programme for Government also confirms that two further bridging payments worth minimum of £130 will be made in October and December 2022
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