18 June, 2021
17 June, 2021
Lord Faulks also tells Human Rights Committee that he would have preferred government to have disagreed with conclusions rather than recasting them 'in a way which isn't entirely reflective of what we said'
17 June, 2021
Minister confirms she has written to the Executive seeking agreement to bring further legislation to the Assembly ‘without delay’
17 June, 2021
Private Members' Bill seeks to vary the rate of child benefit so that a higher rate is paid during a child's early years and a reduced rate when they are older
16 June, 2021
Government also confirms long-term plan for all sources of court publications, including BAILII, to migrate to new platform
16 June, 2021
Pensions Minister advises that new service has been available since 28 April 2021
15 June, 2021
15 June, 2021
DWP Minister advises that until then a streamlined dispute process exists where claimants 'simply need to tell their work coach if they think they are affected'
15 June, 2021
Policy proposals also include commitment to expand income maximisation work and the Single Advice Fund
15 June, 2021
Views invited on questions including whether devolution of social security responsibilities are needed, and the potential implications of the Welsh Government's planned Universal Basic Income pilot
15 June, 2021
Written answer in parliament also confirms that larger percentage of split payment is allocated to person with primary caring responsibilities, such as childcare
15 June, 2021
New DWP statistics also show highest number of reported changes of circumstance since PIP began
14 June, 2021
No adequate reason has ever been provided for the delay, and the conduct of the Secretary of State has caused significant additional and wholly avoidable distress, say representatives
14 June, 2021
However, Department defends its reliance on general awareness campaigns to promote understanding of policy changes rather than communicating directly with individuals
11 June, 2021 Open access
Letter to DWP on disability employment issues also requests details of what steps are being taken to ensure PIP claims are not stopped pending reviews, now that pandemic-related extensions have stopped
11 June, 2021
However, Work and Pensions Minister cautions that savings are likely to reduce as costs return to 'business as usual levels' following the Covid surge
11 June, 2021
Letter to Work and Pensions Secretary from civil society organisations and MPs highlights that single parent families headed by an under 25-year-old have up to 20 per cent less to live on under universal credit compared to the legacy benefit system
10 June, 2021
Fall in universal credit and PIP appeal receipts were main drivers of overall reduction, according to new MoJ statistics
10 June, 2021
DWP suggests this could be due to operational changes to allow WRAG decisions for telephone assessments from September 2020
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