16 November, 2016
16 November, 2016
Phases 4 to 6 will take place between April 2017 and September 2018
16 November, 2016
New DWP statistics also reveal that more than half of ESA sanction decisions since December 2012 have been overturned following mandatory reconsideration
16 November, 2016
New DWP statistics highlight that the figures include claimants within the full service for the first time
16 November, 2016
Report will assess trends in life expectancy and whether these support a reduction in the proportion of years relative to adult life that claimants can expect to receive state pension
15 November, 2016
However, Work and Pensions Secretary adds that, overall, the bedroom tax policy is working and there are no plans to change it
15 November, 2016
14 November, 2016
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger highlights that delays in processing benefits are a key reason for growing numbers relying on food banks
11 November, 2016
Claimant's solicitors instructed to challenge Supreme Court's failure to require the UK government to formally exempt Scheme users
10 November, 2016
Review will, in part, consider if benefit sanctions fit with the intended aims and outcomes of the DWP's wider working age employment policy
9 November, 2016
Department says that it is considering the Court's judgment and will take steps to ensure it complies with its terms 'in due course'
9 November, 2016
Speaking against the motion, Lord Freud outlines the 'strong support offer' in place in jobcentres and local authorities to help people into work
9 November, 2016
New report also expresses doubts that Jobcentre Plus work coaches will have the necessary resources, skills and expertise to make the Programme a success
9 November, 2016
Local authorities will apply the lower cap in a phased roll-out to week commencing 23 January 2017
8 November, 2016
New report finds that cuts to benefits and care funding has disproportionately affected persons with disabilities and hindered their right to live independently
8 November, 2016
DWP publishes revised code of practice following consultation exercise
8 November, 2016
DWP 'hotline' needed to improve foodbanks' ability to help get people out of a crisis faster, says charity
7 November, 2016
Resolution Foundation says most targeted way to support ‘just managing’ families is to raise work allowances, in particular for second earners and single parents
7 November, 2016
New briefing from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests that savings from the policy have been 'trivial'
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