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18 July, 2016

Scotland Act 2016 (Saving) Regulations 2016

New statutory instrument

15 July, 2016

Carer’s allowance earnings limit can be a disincentive to continue working, says Age UK and Carers UK

New report also calls for support for unemployed carers to become more responsive to their needs

15 July, 2016

National Audit Office qualifies opinion on HMRC accounts for 2015/2016 due to tax credits fraud and error

Accounts qualified on same grounds every year since tax credits were introduced in 2003/2004

14 July, 2016

Damian Green appointed as new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Appointment of former Home Office Minister follows resignation earlier today of Steven Crabb

14 July, 2016

Timetable set for transfer of welfare powers to Scottish Parliament

Government says transfer of welfare powers is a ‘key milestone in giving the Scottish Parliament the ability, for the first time, to legislate on benefits'

14 July, 2016

Rent arrears for universal credit claimants are ‘much higher than we expected’, admits Lord Freud

Minister for Welfare Reform assures House of Lords that he is looking at situation 'with some urgency'

14 July, 2016

Treatment of postgraduate master’s degree loans and special support loans for means-tested benefit purposes

New statutory instrument

14 July, 2016

Changes to sanction provisions relating to universal credit, JSA and ESA

New DWP guidance

14 July, 2016

Benefit entitlement conditions when a young person receives Scottish ‘continuing care’ support

New statutory instrument

14 July, 2016

Computer interface to replace clerical process for recovery of housing benefit debts from DWP benefits

New housing benefit guidance

13 July, 2016

Social security system is ‘failing to provide the essential safety net’, says Citizens Advice Scotland

New report finds CAB advice enquiries related to foodbanks in 2015/2016 increased by 47 per cent on the previous year

13 July, 2016

Launch of new Work and Health Programme delayed to end of 2017

Replacement for Work Programme will be designed to prevent 'parking and creaming', says DWP deputy director for labour market interventions strategy

13 July, 2016

DWP running a 'proof-of-concept' to test claimants using a mobile app to receive and spend their benefit money

However, DWP spokesperson says there are 'no plans to replace any DWP payment systems'

12 July, 2016

DWP issues call for evidence to inform second independent review of PIP

Major objective of review will be to assess the impact of 'further evidence' and how it is being used

12 July, 2016

Setting a target to reduce benefit underpayments is ‘unnecessary’ says DWP

Response to Work and Pensions Committee's report on benefit delivery also rejects recommendation to ask claimants if they need a short-term benefit advance

12 July, 2016

New provisions enable ‘leapfrog’ appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Supreme Court

New statutory instrument commences provisions in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

11 July, 2016

Universal credit full service online system used to report 90 per cent of changes in circumstances

However, new DWP statistics also show claimants reporting changes relating to caring and housing were less likely to use the full service online system

11 July, 2016

20 per cent of universal credit awards that include housing costs are paid direct to landlords

New DWP statistics also show that managed payments of universal credit to landlords are far more prevalent for tenants of social landlords