12 August, 2019
9 August, 2019
Letter from Neil Couling to NAWRA confirms that EDP not included in calculation of claimant's income before moving to universal credit
9 August, 2019
Response to Social Security Support for Housing report also says there are no plans to use Scotland Act powers to increase local housing allowance rates in universal credit
9 August, 2019
Initial pilot in ten local authorities compared benefit records with HMRC household composition and property ownership data
9 August, 2019
New edition of Touchbase also reports that new universal credit claimants with children are now being advised that main carer’s bank account should be used for payments
7 August, 2019
Letter highlights that additional amounts paid to claimants under managed migration regulations equate to less than two-thirds the amount lost
6 August, 2019
6 August, 2019
Liz Sayce replaces Professor Sir Ian Diamond who is standing down to take up a new role with the UK Statistics Authority
5 August, 2019
Social Security Minister agrees to give careful consideration to concerns raised by stakeholders
5 August, 2019
However, writing to stakeholders, Director General of Universal Credit Programme says that annuling regulations would result in payments in respect of loss of SDP being suspended
2 August, 2019
New Work and Pensions Committee report calls on government to 'completely reassess' approach to carer's allowance overpayment recovery
2 August, 2019
Letter deposited in House of Commons Library confirms final costing for nine-week campaign with Metro newspaper
2 August, 2019
Decision makers instructed that they should no longer refuse EEA workers the right to reside on grounds of not having complied with Scheme
2 August, 2019
Letter to DWP Minister calls for independent audit as low payment rate raises question about validity of decision making
1 August, 2019
New DWP statistics also show that around 80 per cent are only capped due to the lower cap levels introduced in November 2016
1 August, 2019
'We would much rather these resources were invested in anti-poverty measures than protecting our people from another government’s cuts', says Social Security Secretary
31 July, 2019
New DWP statistics show that the number of households affected by the policy has more than doubled over the last year
31 July, 2019
Work and Pensions Committee also finds that welfare safety net is being ‘shredded’ through policies to cap and freeze benefit rates
30 July, 2019
Responsibilities for new cross-DWP Lords spokesperson will include fraud, error and debt strategy
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