26 June, 2023
26 June, 2023
However, Minister says that draft evaluation of the pilot has gathered ‘valuable insights’ on the nature and implementation of such pilots as well as barriers to engagement
23 June, 2023
New report recommends that that Department publishes revised business case for Programme to factor in reforms set out in Health and Disability White Paper including abolition of WCA
23 June, 2023
Committee chair advises MPs that SSAC's focus is instead on the adequacy of benefits over the longer-term to help it ‘shine a spotlight on issues and questions that a government of the day may not be adequately thinking about’
23 June, 2023
New DWP guidance on disregard of upfront childcare costs met by the Flexible Support Fund and increase in maximum amounts of childcare costs element
23 June, 2023
New statutory rule
22 June, 2023
22 June, 2023
Discretionary support funding cut to £20 million from £40 million last year, while no funds are available to recruit the additional staff needed to deliver an increasing universal credit caseload
21 June, 2023
All-Party Parliamentary Group calls for immediate increase in all benefit levels to meet the needs of claimants
20 June, 2023
Letter to Senior Responsible Owner sets out requirement for all tax credits, income support, JSA and housing benefit only claimants to be migrated by 2024/2025, with remaining 800,000 ESA claimants to be migrated by 2028/2029
20 June, 2023
New DWP statistics also show that the number of universal credit households flowing off the cap has increased for the fourth consecutive quarter
20 June, 2023
However, Minister assures MPs that PIP recruitment will reduce waits 'by the end of summer', while ESA waiting times have 'improved significantly in recent weeks'
19 June, 2023
However, Department confirms that funding to extend the 'Help to Claim' type service is not yet guaranteed, and the second year of funding for 2025/2026 will be subject to future spending review decisions
16 June, 2023
Letter to Home Affairs, LUHC and Work and Pensions Committees also sets out steps being taken to mitigate potential impacts of the policy on local authorities' ability to provide effective support
16 June, 2023
New statutory instrument also provides that claimants have to be present in England or Wales to be entitled to DLA for children
16 June, 2023
Responding to a written question in Parliament, Minister advises that Department is currently in the process of 'recruiting additional resource into telephony' in order to increase the number of calls answered and reduce wait times
15 June, 2023
Doubting that there will be an effective pause in the research and development of generative AI, Sir Geoffrey Vos says that the legal community will need to develop mechanisms to deal with it within the legal system
15 June, 2023
Proposed Committee would have included 45 members drawn from 14 existing Select Committees
15 June, 2023
Private Members' Bill will require Secretary of State to enrol all eligible families onto the scheme unless they chose to opt-out
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