25 November, 2016
25 November, 2016
New statutory rule
25 November, 2016
New DWP guidance
24 November, 2016
Decision makers exceeded accuracy benchmarks set for five of six benefits between January 2015 and December 2015
24 November, 2016
Initial one-year contract will come into effect from April 2017 ahead of the full Scottish programme of employment support starting in April 2018
23 November, 2016
Delivering his 2016 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor says the change will 'increase the incentive to work and encourage progression in work'
23 November, 2016
23 November, 2016
Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities highlights need for Scottish Parliament to hold legislative competence 'for a while' before taking on responsibility for delivery
23 November, 2016
However, Committee raises concerns about DWP's failure to consult with health experts when drawing up exemptions to the policy
22 November, 2016
However, Secretary of State questions whether a voluntary system will secure value for money or produce successful outcomes
21 November, 2016
Government statement confirms it 'values the role' supported housing plays and is 'committed to protecting and boosting' the supply of supported housing
21 November, 2016
Work and Pensions Secretary also announces transitional protection from the cap for tenants moving from housing benefit to universal credit after April 2019
21 November, 2016
New HMRC statistics also reveal that 94 per cent of cases involving 'undisclosed partners' were overturned following mandatory reconsideration
18 November, 2016
127 MPs vote in favour of motion which calls for delay until 'appropriate alternative measures to progress the commitment to halve the disability employment gap have been considered'
18 November, 2016
HMRC will also need to tackle problems of fraud and error ‘in much more sensitive ways than achieved by Concentrix’
17 November, 2016
New guidance advises that those likely to be affected are claimants previously subject to the higher cap but who subsequently ceased to be capped
17 November, 2016
MPs vote by 284 votes to 265 against the motion
17 November, 2016
Response highlights that whilst DWP policy is to ‘downgrade’ role of telephony in the transition to digital under universal credit, extra assistance will be available for 'those who need it'
16 November, 2016
Work and Pensions Secretary says that government must not assume that it can provide all the help necessary
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