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28 June, 2019

Scottish Government publishes response to scrutiny report on young carer grants regulations

Amendments to definition of care and qualifying rules among changes made that reflect Scottish Commission on Social Security recommendations

28 June, 2019

Offences for breaching claimant requirements under the Best Start Foods Regulations in Scotland

New statutory instrument

28 June, 2019

Councils need to check procedures to avoid disadvantaging people with hidden disabilities, says Ombudsman

New report highlights London Borough of Hillingdon's failure to make reasonable adjustments to help woman with autism repay overpaid housing benefit

27 June, 2019

More than 32,000 households were claiming universal credit in Northern Ireland as at 31 March 2019

New statistics from the Department for Communitites also show that, of these, 92 per cent were receiving payments

26 June, 2019

Income Supplement in Scotland to be introduced by the 'end of this Parliamentary term'

Scottish Government also says that new Scottish Child Payment will be set at £10 a week and initially paid for children under six

26 June, 2019

95 per cent of those hit by the two-child limit say their ability to pay for essentials has been affected

Survey of more than 430 families also finds that only half of those affected by policy knew about it before having their youngest child

26 June, 2019

Government must commit to ensuring everyone who is entitled to pension credit receives it, says Independent Age

Estimates of take-up indicate it could be as low as 58 per cent

26 June, 2019

Work and Pensions Secretary says there has never been a legal process for a third party ‘protected date of claim guarantee’

Response to Scottish Social Security Committee letter on the 'Help to Claim' service says ‘it has always been the case that claims begin when a completed claim is submitted’

25 June, 2019

Almost £95 million in tax credit overpayments recovered from universal credit claimants in 2018/2019

Written answer shows that the total benefit and tax credit related debt recovered during the year was more than £150 million

25 June, 2019

DWP to publish Green Paper on health and disability support ‘in the coming months’

Government also announces that Office for Disability Issues to transfer from DWP to Cabinet Office in November 2019

25 June, 2019

Gap in basic benefit levels for working age and pension age claimants has risen from 30 to almost 130 per cent since 1990

Maintaining more generous pensioner benefits ‘may not be sustainable as the state pension age continues to rise’, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

25 June, 2019

Scottish Government widens young carer grant eligibility criteria following consultation

Requirement for recipients to be at school has been removed and definition of care extended to include emotional and psychological support

25 June, 2019

Northern Ireland Ombudsman launches investigation into administration of personal independence payment

'Own initiative' investigation launched on suspicion of systemic maladministration or systemic injustice

24 June, 2019

Move-on period after refugee status is granted is insufficient to claim and be paid universal credit, says Select Committee

MPs highlight risk of refugees falling into destitution and call for time limit to be extended or for discretionary support to be considered

24 June, 2019

First Minister called upon to speed up introduction of the income supplement to tackle child poverty in Scotland

More than 70 poverty campaigners and organisations write to ask that legislation be passed in current parliamentary session

21 June, 2019

Real terms funding cut and variable council practices are limiting access to Scottish Welfare Fund crisis grants

Scottish food aid project also finds that many councils are failing to follow statutory guidance on operating the Fund

21 June, 2019

Discretionary Support scheme's single income threshold is 'at best unfair and at worst discriminatory', says Commissioner

Scheme nevertheless continues to make a 'vital contribution' in support of the most vulnerable and those most in need in Northen Ireland

20 June, 2019

Public Accounts Committee asks DWP to outline the 'step change' it has made in its attitude to listening to feedback from stakeholders

Letter to Permanent Secretary also asks how Department is addressing specific challenges met by people with different needs

20 June, 2019

Tax credits fraud and error overpayments rose to 5.7 per cent of spending in 2017/2018

HMRC says increase is largely as a result of a fall in the level of tax credits compliance activity