18 August, 2020 Open access
17 August, 2020
5,000 young people expected to benefit from one-off payment of £250 designed to help with the costs of starting a new job
17 August, 2020
New survey also finds that nine out of ten respondents want support from another person during assessments, while almost half said home assessments would be best
14 August, 2020 Open access
New report highlights public health risk as workers with mild coronavirus symptoms forced to continue working
13 August, 2020 Open access
Peers seek evidence on questions including effectiveness of virtual proceedings and whether they should continue when social distancing ends
13 August, 2020
New DWP statistics also show that only 12 per cent of local authorities spent less than 90 per cent of their allocation
11 August, 2020 Open access
11 August, 2020 Open access
Senedd Committee calls for a largescale, comprehensive benefits take-up campaign, and significantly increase funding for advice services
11 August, 2020 Open access
New DWP statistics highlight that the 1.32 per cent decrease follows the legislative changes introduced in response to the coronavirus outbreak
11 August, 2020 Open access
Scottish Government says that it expects total number to rise to 84,000 once finalised data has been received
10 August, 2020 Open access
Union writes to the DWP demanding that there should be no escalation of footfall in jobcentres, and that only interviews with the most vulnerable are conducted in jobcentres throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
10 August, 2020
New DWP guidance
10 August, 2020 Open access
New edition of the DWP's LA Welfare Direct confirms that hotels and B&Bs used during COVID-19 outbreak will generally meet the definition of ‘hostel’ so that former residents can qualify for exemption on that basis
7 August, 2020
Terms of reference for recently announced independent review asks questions for which there is little evidence, yet the consequences of poorly evidenced reforms are 'all too-well documented'
7 August, 2020
Charity condemns 'torturous route' to entitlement following legislation ensuring that students in receipt of a disability benefit cannot claim universal credit without prior LCW determination
7 August, 2020 Open access
Short-term review, which will be used to provide advice to the government by the end of the summer, will consider how easements have worked and what measures can best support claimants in the 'new normal'
7 August, 2020
New HB Circular advises on activities participating local authorities will be funded to carry out to proactively identify unreported changes of circumstances
7 August, 2020
New statutory rule
6 August, 2020 Open access
New DWP statistics also show 86 per cent of capped households included children, and more than half were capped by more than £50 per week
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