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11 January, 2018

96 per cent of 18 to 21-year-old universal credit housing costs claimants awarded support since automatic entitlement ended in April 2017

New DWP statistics also show that half of successful claimants were exempt from the policy because they had dependent children

11 January, 2018

Amendments to council tax reduction schemes in Wales

New statutory instrument

10 January, 2018

Managed payments to private landlords under universal credit can be set up without the tenant's consent where there are two months arrears

Minister confirms that requests can be made by email and on a single form

10 January, 2018

3 per cent increase in local housing allowance rates in areas subject to high rent increases in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule also applies a 3 per cent increase in maximum LHA levels

9 January, 2018

New ministerial appointments at the Department for Work and Pensions

Alok Sharma and Kit Malthouse complete the ministerial team as Minister of State for Employment and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

8 January, 2018

Esther McVey appointed as new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Former DWP Minister replaces David Gauke who moves to Ministry of Justice in cabinet reshuffle

4 January, 2018

Proposal for a ‘transition to universal credit housing payment’ taken on formal reference by SSAC

However, Committee decides not to carry out a public consultation before drafting a report for the Secretary of State to be laid in Parliament

2 January, 2018

Vital that in-work conditionality within universal credit provides effective support to enable people to progress

New report from the Resolution Foundation calls for new measures to ensure that those eligible for benefits are claiming them

2 January, 2018

Miscellaneous amendments to social security legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

22 December, 2017

Minister updates House of Commons on plans for funding for supported housing

Short-term supported housing will be directly funded by local authorities through a ring-fenced grant

21 December, 2017

Walter Rader appointed to carry out independent review of personal independence payment in Northern Ireland

Review will look at the assessment process since the introduction of personal independence payment in June 2016

21 December, 2017

Government rejects IIAC recommendation to prescribe Dupuytren’s contracture

DWP announcement comes more than three years after Industrial Injuries Advisory Council published its report on the disease

21 December, 2017

Trussell Trust and CPAG call for benefit reforms to end the UK’s food bank emergency

Follow-up 'Emergency Use Only' report highlights continued problems all-too-often caused by benefit delays, errors and sanctions

21 December, 2017

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in England

New statutory instrument

21 December, 2017

3 per cent increase in local housing allowance rates in areas subject to high rent increases to continue in 2018/2019

New statutory instrument

21 December, 2017

Housing benefit uprating 2018/2019

New DWP guidance

21 December, 2017

DWP publishes findings of three ‘proof of concept’ trials for In Work Progression

Research highlights that whilst some positive outcomes were achieved, a range of barriers to progression also existed

20 December, 2017

Department for Communities publishes first annual report on Welfare Supplementary Payments in Northern Ireland

Report highlights that 40,000 claimants received a total of £8.4 million of mitigation payments for losses resulting from welfare reforms in 2016/2017