20 September, 2021
20 September, 2021
Withheld funding has been reallocated to local authorities that spent more than 95 per cent of their allocation
20 September, 2021
Transferring council tax responsibilities of the two bodies will mean all council tax appeals in Scotland will be heard within the First-tier Tribunal in the new Local Taxation Chamber from 1 January 2023
17 September, 2021
While the Work and Pensions Secretary is reappointed, Will Quince and Justin Tomlinson leave the Department
17 September, 2021
However, new DWP guidance to local authorities also advises that it has written to local authority domestic abuse leads and organisations who support victims of domestic abuse about the change
17 September, 2021
Scrutiny report on draft amendment regulations includes recommendations to extend short-term assistance to child claimants moving to adult disability payment, and for clarification of rules on upper age limits for establishing eligibility
17 September, 2021
16 September, 2021
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights asks government to demonstrate how planned cut is compatible with rights to social security and adequate standard of living
16 September, 2021
Scottish Government highlights that extra payments bring support for older children in line with that provided through Scottish child payment
15 September, 2021 Open access
With the government choosing to abstain, House votes in favour of non-binding motion by 253 votes to zero
15 September, 2021
Minister for Disabled People says there has been 'ample opportunity to feed in', and it is time to 'crack on' so that the White Paper can be brought forward in early 2022
15 September, 2021
Scottish government confirms that supplement will be paid automatically in December and that, subject to parliamentary approval, there will be an additional payment to provide extra support during the pandemic
15 September, 2021
New statutory instrument
14 September, 2021
New statutory instrument
14 September, 2021
New statutory instrument
14 September, 2021
DWP statistics show that seven out of ten normal rules claims were refused in July 2021, up from around five in ten in April 2021
14 September, 2021
DWP decision to bring as many claimants into offices as possible is resulting in 'intolerable pressure' on jobcentres, says PCS union
14 September, 2021
New statutory instrument
13 September, 2021
Writing to Work and Pensions Committee, Minister says planned explicit consent process should 'enable local authorities and DWP to share information' but he refrains from clarifying plans in relation to sharing data with other 'trusted partners'
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