1 March, 2021
26 February, 2021 Open access
'Rights-respecting' legislation would provide support for everyone, including the most marginalised who are in danger of being left behind
26 February, 2021
New three-year appointments will work with civil servants and ministers across all areas of the department
25 February, 2021
New statutory instrument
25 February, 2021
Think tank calls on government to acknowledge its failures, and commit to engaging with disabled people to develop a system for the future that works better
25 February, 2021
Minister for Employment advises that Department has already opened three temporary sites in Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Crawley
25 February, 2021
25 February, 2021
DWP advises that more than 6,000 claimants have now received arrears after almost a million claims reviewed against each decision
24 February, 2021
New statutory instrument
24 February, 2021
While recognising the value of the Committee, Tailored Review's recommendations include that its Independent Work Programme should align more closely with the DWP's strategic objectives, and that it should increase the proportion of its members with experience of working within government
24 February, 2021
Results of survey of more than 3,000 claimants also highlight that more than four in five respondents agreed that they had been treated with dignity, fairness and respect
23 February, 2021
New report sets out impacts of policies introduced by the Act, including the benefit cap, benefit freeze, two-child limit and abolition of the ESA work-related activity component
23 February, 2021
Pressed to announce the results of government's review into how benefits system treats terminally ill, Minister says he is 'very sorry' for delays in bringing forward changes
23 February, 2021 Open access
New DWP statistics advise that caseload has almost doubled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
23 February, 2021 Open access
New sanction statistics also show that fewer than 200 new adverse sanction decisions were made in the three months to October 2020
22 February, 2021 Open access
Labour Party proposes wider eligibility for Test and Trace Payment and reform of 'broken system' of statutory sick pay
19 February, 2021 Open access
New report provides an in-depth understanding of the experiences of claimants and how people have navigated the benefit system during a time of unprecedented labour market disruption
18 February, 2021 Open access
Department adds that it will be carrying out a second telephone assessment for claimants who had a previous assessment which did not result in a recommendation or decision
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