11 September, 2020
11 September, 2020
However Select Committee highlights that the DWP failed to follow Cabinet Office guidance to engage early and openly on appointments, and says that if similar failings occur in the future it would expect recruitment exercise to be restarted
11 September, 2020 Open access
Social security system 'is not the safety net that it's meant to be', says Chair of All-Party Parliamentary Group
10 September, 2020
'Expert' coaches will be trained in how to get the best out of people and make sure they have the support they need to get back into work
10 September, 2020
Policy change follows recent High Court judgment that held the requirement is unlawful
10 September, 2020 Open access
TUC calls for government to ensure that everyone has access to sick pay and raise the basic rate to at least the real living wage of £320 a week
10 September, 2020
10 September, 2020 Open access
New analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies highlights consequential falls in spending and a rise in the non-payment of bills compared with other households
9 September, 2020 Open access
New briefing highlights risk that 700,000 more people will be pulled into poverty if uplift ends, as planned, in April 2021
9 September, 2020
Responding to questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday, Carál Ní Chuilín also says she envisages new legislation will include mitigation of the two-child rule
9 September, 2020
Views invited on whether the right balance is being struck between the rights of citizens to challenge executive decisions and the need to carry on the business of central and local government
8 September, 2020 Open access
Work and Pensions Committee Chair says that there is 'little acknowledgement' of the Department's role in planning for future pressure on the social security system
8 September, 2020 Open access
New statistics also show a more than 10 per cent increase in the total value of council tax reduction awarded from March to April 2020
8 September, 2020 Open access
Home owners struggling with mortgage repayments should 'contact their lender as soon as possible', says Employment Minister
8 September, 2020
While recognising the Department's need to safeguard personal data, Committee says stakeholders have provided a 'persuasive case' in favour of the model
8 September, 2020 Open access
MPs seek evidence on issues including impact of pandemic and increasing reliance on digital technology to deliver legal advice and court services
7 September, 2020 Open access
New edition of LA Welfare Direct confirms that claimants treated as 'in remunerative work' for tax credit purposes continue to be entitled to the disregard in housing benefit
7 September, 2020
Committee to consider whether Bill goes far enough and if there is anything else that can be done to strengthen children's rights in Scotland
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