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24 February, 2022

Department for Communities publishes universal credit, PIP and benefit cap statistics for period to November 2021

New figures include that almost 85 per cent of those whose benefit was capped had reduction mitigated by a welfare supplementary payment

23 February, 2022 Open access

Scottish Government confirms that self-isolation support grants will remain available while advice to self-isolate continues beyond 21 March 2022

Government also says that it will continue to consider where targeted support is required as isolation advice evolves

22 February, 2022

DWP confirms trial of ‘new tech to match jobs to people’ as part of its Way to Work campaign

Automated matchmaking service to be tested at 20 jobcentres across England and Scotland from March 2022 in areas that have the highest ratio of vacancies to unemployed jobseekers

22 February, 2022 Open access

Covid-19 self-isolation support payments will no longer be available with effect from 24 February 2022

In addition, Prime Minister announces that Covid provisions for statutory sick pay and ESA will cease from 24 March 2022

22 February, 2022

Government must tackle design features in the social security system which create debt and ‘set people up to fail’

New report from the Trussell Trust highlights how government debt can cause destitution and trap people in impossible situations

22 February, 2022

Extension of Restart Scheme to include income-based JSA claimants

New statutory instrument allows Restart Scheme providers to require JSA claimants in England and Wales to undertake work search and work preparation activities

21 February, 2022

DWP confirms further extension of its Train and Progress initiative that allows universal credit claimants to take part in full-time training

Launched in April 2021, additional training flexibility element will now run until April 2023

21 February, 2022

Lords Committee raises concerns about whether Judicial Review and Courts Bill ‘achieves the right balance between efficiency and access to justice’

Peers repeat warning from Joint Human Rights Committee that plans to curtail 'Cart' judicial review of Upper Tribunal decisions that refuse leave to appeal may go too far

18 February, 2022

Exception from the requirement to accept a claimant commitment in universal credit and ESA for those with a terminal illness

New DWP guidance

17 February, 2022

Pilot scheme testing universal credit in-work conditionality extended for 12 months to February 2023

New statutory instrument

16 February, 2022

Welsh Government to launch pilot of basic income for care leavers in 2022/2023

Participating care leavers to receive payment of £1,600 per month for 24 months from 18th birthday

16 February, 2022

Former Director for access to justice policy at the MoJ appointed as new Chief Executive of HMCTS

Nick Goodwin will take up the post in March 2022 on acting Chief Executive's retirement

15 February, 2022

Universal credit sanction rate up by 1.6 percentage points in just three months

New DWP statistics highlight that proportion of claimants sanctioned is now comparable to pre-pandemic position

15 February, 2022

Welsh Government announces £150 cost of living payment to all households in receipt of council tax reduction or who are in council tax bands A to D

New funding package also includes a further £25 million as a discretionary fund for local authorities ‘to use their local knowledge to help households who may be struggling’

15 February, 2022

4.8 million households were on universal credit in November 2021, of which 4.1 million received a payment

New DWP statistics also show that 34,000 universal credit claims were made per week in the five weeks to 13 January 2022

14 February, 2022

Introduction of adult disability payment in Scotland

New statutory instrument

14 February, 2022

Fewer than 100 requests to waive universal credit official error overpayments were received by DWP in 12 months up to January 2022

Minister adds that 'almost all' requests from claimants for a reduction in the repayment rate are accepted

14 February, 2022

Amendment of information sharing provisions in Scotland so that they apply to adult disability payment

New statutory instrument

11 February, 2022

Reduction of permitted period during which Secretary of State is required to limit a new jobseeker’s work-related requirements

DWP issues guidance on new rules in force from 8 February 2022