7 September, 2021
7 September, 2021
Programme establishes our clear priority to support Scotland out of the pandemic and towards a better future, says First Minister
7 September, 2021
Incumbent providers, Atos Healthcare and Capita, to receive further payments under contract extension to prevent gaps in service pending the delayed development of integrated assessment service
7 September, 2021
Cross-party group of MPs and peers seeks to explore actions that both employers and government can take to reduce the number of working households living in poverty
3 September, 2021 Open access
Letter urges MPs to use period immediately following resumption of Parliament to 'make the government think again'
3 September, 2021
Single successful provider in each geographical area will carry out PIP assessments and work capability assessments for ESA and universal credit
3 September, 2021
2 September, 2021 Open access
New research also finds that people's attitudes to claimants, while softening during the first and second waves of the pandemic, rebounded to almost pre-pandemic levels following the lockdowns
2 September, 2021
Letter follows Department's concession, following successful judicial review challenge, that it has discretion to waive recovery in all cases
2 September, 2021 Open access
Urging Prime Minister to 'make the right decision', open letter from 100 organisations says government's response will reveal the true depth of its commitment to improving the lives of families on lowest incomes
1 September, 2021 Open access
'Dismissive response' suggests that government is still in denial about impact of cut, says UK Work and Pensions Committee Chair
1 September, 2021
New DWP statistics also show that value of all outstanding overpayments continues a decreasing trend but still exceeds £1.8 billion
31 August, 2021 Open access
Letter expressing concern at the biggest overnight reduction to a basic rate of social security since the modern welfare state began also asks for suspension of minimum income floor to be extended for a further 12 months
31 August, 2021
Continuation of contract will 'secure service continuity and stability' while allowing transfer of caseload and services into unified assessment service trial 'if required'
27 August, 2021
New edition of Touchbase also confirms that, where double payment identified, DWP staff will be able to move second payment to next assessment period to ensure that benefit payments don't fluctuate
27 August, 2021
Guidance confirms that claimants will not need to be reassessed for child disability payment, and that transfer process will be completed by Spring 2023
27 August, 2021 Open access
Results of survey published ahead of next month's hearing of judicial review challenge to government's decision not to extend universal credit 'uplift' to employment and support allowance
26 August, 2021 Open access
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis also finds that, on average, 21 per cent of all working-age families will experience £1,040-a-year cut to their income
26 August, 2021
Scottish Fiscal Commission estimates that 70,000 more claimants will be entitled to new devolved benefit compared to PIP in 2026/2027, at an additional cost of £0.5bn
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