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11 February, 2022

DWP expects to be able to offer permanent positions to the majority of work coaches recruited on fixed-term contracts during Covid-19 pandemic

Minister says exercise to re-interview 12,000 staff will include offers of a range of other Executive Officer roles, not just as work coaches, where possible

11 February, 2022

DWP confirms it plans to run a second pilot of a sanctions early warning system later this year

Employment Minister says Department is committed to looking at processes to give claimants a written warning

11 February, 2022

Government rejects SSAC concern about impact of PIP past presence test on UK nationals fleeing Afghanistan

Treating those returning from Afghanistan in the same way as other UK nationals returning after living abroad is 'entirely consistent with the policy intent and the need to protect the public purse', says DWP Minister

11 February, 2022

Removal of restrictions on entitlement to payments from the welfare mitigation schemes in Northern Ireland for people affected by the benefit cap and the bedroom tax

New statutory rule

11 February, 2022

Disregarding energy rebate scheme payments in the calculation of council tax reduction in England

New statutory instrument also requires billing authorities to include details of the £150 payment on council tax bills

11 February, 2022

Every household in Scotland in receipt of council tax reduction to receive £150 in financial support to help address the cost of living crisis

Finance Minister also confirms that all other occupied households in Bands A will D will also receive £150

11 February, 2022

War Pensions Scheme uprating 2022/2023

Government confirms rates to increase by 3.1 per cent in line with the September 2021 Consumer Price Index

10 February, 2022

Select Committee Chair expresses ‘huge disappointment’ at lack of detail Secretary of State is able to provide on what the DWP is doing to support people affected by the cost of living crisis

Stephen Timms says that, equally worrying, is the admission that the cross-government group set up to address the issues seems to have been paused at the critical moment when large numbers are facing spiralling food and energy costs

10 February, 2022

Adult disability payment to launch in pilot areas next month after Scottish Parliament unanimously approves necessary legislation

Regulations mark a significant milestone in the delivery of a new social security system that is robust, secure, ambitious and compassionate, says Minister

10 February, 2022

DWP sets out details of plan to enable debt management ‘customers’ to self-serve in managing their financial transactions and enquiries online

Invitation to tender says that need arises in part as a result of an expected sharp rise in claimant debt accounts held by the Department in the coming years

10 February, 2022

All jobcentre computers provided for use by claimants have now been upgraded to include standard accessibility features

Minister also confirms that additional items are available on request such as a keyboard with larger keys and a large trackball mouse

9 February, 2022

Way to Work regulations were introduced under ‘urgency procedure’ as delay could have impacted on DWP’s target to get half a million people into jobs by June 2022

However, Chair of SSAC questions Secretary of State on both the necessity of, and urgency for, the regulations

9 February, 2022

DWP confirms it is expanding its Health Transformation Programme into selected Birmingham postcodes

Minister advises that Department has already begun handling WCA cases from B14, B17, B19 and B78, and plans to include PIP cases from the same postcodes from Spring 2022

9 February, 2022

Work and Pensions Secretary welcomes opening of new temporary jobcentres following closure of more than 100 permanent ones between 2016 and 2018

Closure programme had aimed to offer a 'more efficient service while delivering good value for the taxpayer', but Dr Coffey says that jobcentres 'are crucial to get people into work, and will help level up opportunity across the country'

9 February, 2022

Government launches consultation on the second state pension age review

Call for evidence seeks views on what metrics should be considered when setting the state pension age

9 February, 2022

Two-stage independent review of Scottish adult disability payment will be commenced later this year

Scottish Government confirms that first stage will focus on mobility rules, including the 20 metre rule, and will look at others ways to consider how a person's mobility is affected by their disability or long term health condition

9 February, 2022

More than 700,000 households in receipt of the housing element of universal credit have rent that exceeds their LHA

DWP administrative data also shows that more than half a million households have a monthly shortfall of £100 or more

8 February, 2022

Reduction of period during which limitations on a jobseeker’s work-related requirements are permitted from three months to four weeks

New statutory instrument is made under 'urgency provisions' and DWP says it will 'undertake Social Security Advisory Committee engagement retrospectively'