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27 October, 2016

Sanctioning is ‘closely linked’ with the rising need for emergency food assistance

New study carried out by the University of Oxford also highlights that other potential outcomes include declines in mental health, debt and even death

25 October, 2016

Scottish Welfare Fund gives out £9.2 million in grants in first quarter of 2016/2017

New statistics show that this represents an additional £1.2 million compared to the same period the previous year

24 October, 2016

Only one in eight disabled people who want to work will have specialist help to do so under new Work and Health Programme

Reduction in funding means 'we are in danger of failing disabled people and their families', says Employment Related Service Association

21 October, 2016

Concentrix work to pass back to HMRC ahead of scheduled expiry of contract in May 2017

Existing Concentrix staff will be moved to HMRC and 'supported through further training'

21 October, 2016

Consultation launched on exceptions to the two-child limit in universal credit and child tax credit

Evidence and views sought to inform the design of the exceptions and their implementation

21 October, 2016

Bill introduced to raise housing standards for tenants in receipt of housing benefit or universal credit

Landlords would be required to ensure accommodation is fit for food preparation and has adequate appliances and equipment for the cooking of food

20 October, 2016

Welfare conditionality leads to poor claimant decision making, often harming long term job outcomes

New report from government-backed policy unit also recommends testing claimants’ goal-setting as an alternative to jobcentre imposed conditionality

20 October, 2016

Tribunals caseworker 'delegation scheme' to continue for a further six month period

Scheme provides for caseworkers to be able to carry out all decisions that a judge may make except ‘substantive final decisions’

19 October, 2016

Low income families predicted to lose £470 per year as a result of freezing working-age benefit rates

New IFS research also finds that setting benefit rates in cash terms rather than relative to prices has led to an ‘arbitrarily determined’ 6 per cent cut in working-age benefits

19 October, 2016

53 per cent of people starting on universal credit during September 2016 were aged 16 to 24

New DWP statistics also show that 338,000 are now claiming the benefit

18 October, 2016

DWP should 'pay close attention to all aspects of every complaint at an early stage' in order to achieve resolution

Annual report from the Independent Case Examiner shows that 72 per cent of investigated complaints about the DWP were upheld or partially upheld in 2015/2016

18 October, 2016

Troubled Families Programme has had ‘no significant or systematic impact’ on outcomes

New government commissioned analysis reveals families were no more likely to have better employment outcomes and no less reliant on out-of-work benefits than those not given special treatment

18 October, 2016

Financial pressures on self-employed ‘set to become more severe’ as universal credit is rolled out

Social Market Foundation estimates 190,000 families with self-employed earners will be worse off under universal credit

17 October, 2016

Government releases first statistics on new Access to Work Digital Service

New figures give information about the number of people who have used the service so far and how long it takes to apply

17 October, 2016

Introduction of lower benefit cap in Northern Ireland from 7 November 2016

New statutory rule

17 October, 2016

Motability in Northern Ireland to be charged for costs involved in making DLA and PIP payments direct to the charity

New statutory rule

14 October, 2016

Senior HMRC officials showed 'palpable disregard' for human implications of Concentrix scandal

Chair of Work and Pensions Committee welcomes HMRC's swift action to end the company's tax credit contract, but highlights it 'does not excuse them for ever allowing this to happen'

14 October, 2016

DWP to offer all 'double-capped' claimants a voluntary 40 minute 'intervention' to discuss their options

New DWP guidance also advises that where a housing benefit claimant is placed out of borough the cap applies according to the local authority where the claimant lives

14 October, 2016

Reduction of the benefit cap in Northern Ireland from 7 November 2016

New statutory rule