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25 January, 2018

Council of Europe Committee finds levels of UK sickness and unemployment benefits are ‘manifestly inadequate’

Payment rates for ESA, JSA and SSP all fall below the European Social Charter poverty threshold, says Committee of Social Rights

24 January, 2018

Work and Pensions Secretary says up to 220,000 people are owed PIP following High Court judgment on mobility component

Ms McVey also says decision not to appeal the judgment was made ‘to provide certainty to our claimants’

24 January, 2018

SSAC 'not persuaded' that transition to universal credit housing payments are most effective way of targeting those at risk of rent arrears

Committee recommends that policy is reviewed in consultation with relevant stakeholders

24 January, 2018

SSAC expresses serious doubts about potential for universal credit 'surplus earnings' policy to operate effectively

Without 'compelling evidence' that it can be successfully operated at scale, Committee says it is not prudent to continue with the policy

24 January, 2018

Number of people on universal credit reaches 700,000

New DWP statistics show that this represents a 6 per cent increase on the previous month's claimant count

24 January, 2018

Government’s policy of maintaining the benefits freeze is major contributor to child poverty crisis

New figures from the End Child Poverty coalition show that there are constituencies within the UK where more than half of children are growing up in poverty

23 January, 2018

Miscellaneous amendments to universal credit

New statutory instrument legislates both for changes announced in the Autumn Budget 2017 and other previously unannounced amendments

23 January, 2018

Scottish Government launches consultation on new Scottish Tribunal Chamber to hear devolved social security appeals

Existing procedural rules for both the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal have been used as a starting point for the new Chamber

22 January, 2018

Government should explain why the high taper rate of 63 per cent in universal credit is 'optimal', says Treasury Committee

Report on Autumn Budget 2017 also recommends the option of fortnightly payments to ease cashflow challenges

22 January, 2018

Scottish Government to establish independent Scottish Commission on Social Security

Commission will scrutinise the new social security system and ensure it lives up to expectations

22 January, 2018

Changes to the Funeral Expenses Payments Scheme

New statutory instrument

19 January, 2018

Government announces it will not appeal High Court judgment that found PIP mobility amendment regulations unlawful

Secretary of State also says earlier decision relating to psychological distress and mobility will also be implemented

19 January, 2018

Scottish government plans to introduce rights for claimants in Scotland to have a 'supporter' with them during medical assessments

Social Security Minister describes the move as proof that Scotland will ‘do things differently’

17 January, 2018

Further roll-out of universal credit in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule provides for introduction of benefit in specified postcode areas from 17 January 2018 to 7 March 2018

16 January, 2018

Uprating of war pensions and allowances 2018/2019

New DWP guidance

15 January, 2018

Department for Communities launches independent review of PIP in Northern Ireland

Evidence invited from organisations and individuals as to how the assessment process is working for both new claims and DLA reassessments

15 January, 2018

Further roll-out of universal credit in Northern Ireland

Department for Work and Pensions publishes postcodes where universal credit will roll out from 17 January to 7 March 2018

12 January, 2018

Peter Schofield appointed Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions

DWP Director General of Finance to take up new role following retirement of Sir Robert Devereux

12 January, 2018

MPs raise concerns that HMRC is not doing enough to support vulnerable tax credits claimants as they transfer to universal credit

New report from the Public Accounts Committee also warns that tax credits error and fraud has risen and is only going to get worse