Welfare rights news

15 June, 2023

Consultation launched on plans to enshrine international human rights into Scottish law for the first time

Making human rights enforceable in Scots law is the right thing to do to reduce inequality, increase opportunity and tackle poverty, says Social Justice Secretary

14 June, 2023

DWP says it decided not to proceed with data-sharing project for Glasgow University research into health impacts of sanctions because of the ‘significant work’ it would entail

Secretary of State tells Work and Pensions Committee that the 'careful handling' of sensitive information needed to minimise security risks and preserve confidentiality 'is not something we could commit to'

14 June, 2023

Disregarding compensation payments relating to the Grenfell fire, the Post Office Horizon scandal and to vaccine damage in the calculation of means-tested benefits

New statutory instrument

14 June, 2023

Establishment of Online Procedure Rule Committee

New statutory instrument

14 June, 2023

Allowing electronic claims for budgeting loans in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

13 June, 2023

Almost seven million claims have been made for PIP in England and Wales since the benefit was introduced 10 years ago

New statistics also show that there have been almost 100,000 claims for ADP in Scotland since March 2022

13 June, 2023

MoJ launches committee to oversee development of online proceedings rules across the Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions

Online Procedure Rule Committee will also oversee data and behavioural standards for online dispute resolution before proceedings are brought

13 June, 2023

Scottish Government estimates that its policies will lead to 90,000 fewer children living in poverty in 2023/2024

Updated impact assessment for Child Poverty Delivery Plan also estimates that child poverty in Scotland will fall from 26 per cent in 2019/2020 to around 19 per cent this year

12 June, 2023

DWP announces expansion of its on-the-job ‘place and train’ approach to employment support for people with disabilities and long-term sickness

Expanded programme is part of the first phase of Department's Universal Support employment programme announced in the Spring Budget

12 June, 2023

Extension of deadline for payment of voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement

DWP advises that people now have until 5 April 2025 to fill in gaps in their national insurance record from April 2006

12 June, 2023

DWP to launch an ‘Invitation to Claim’ initiative this summer to encourage take-up of pension credit

Trial will see potentially eligible households who receive housing benefit across 10 local authorities in Britain being sent letters encouraging them to apply for the benefit

12 June, 2023

More than 60 per cent of social security and child support appeals cleared at a hearing in 2022/2023 were decided in favour of the claimant

New MoJ statistics also show that the majority of appeal receipts and disposals related to personal independence payment

9 June, 2023

Learning and Work Institute and Carers Trust call for entitlement to carer’s allowance to be extended to young adult carers in full-time education

New joint briefing urges UK Government to follow Scottish Government in exempting young adult carers from the ‘21 hour’ rule

9 June, 2023

More than £80 million in council tax debt was registered against universal credit households in year ending February 2023

Figures supplied by DWP Minister also show that more than £55 million in water arrears was registered in same period

8 June, 2023

DWP publishes first set of quarterly universal credit WCA statistics following criticism from both the Work and Pensions Committee and Office for Statistics Regulation for having failed to do so

Figures show 1.7 million people claiming universal credit on health grounds, including 1.1 million assessed as having limited capability for work and work-related activity

8 June, 2023

Less than a fifth of the almost half a million people who have started on the Restart scheme have achieved sustained employment of six months or more

First statistics publication for the programme also show that just a quarter of participants who have had the full 12 months of support from scheme providers have achieved a job outcome

8 June, 2023

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Welfare rights

Consultation launched on plans to enshrine international human rights into Scottish law for the first time

Making human rights enforceable in Scots law is the right thing to do to reduce inequality, increase opportunity and tackle poverty, says Social Justice Secretary

DWP says it decided not to proceed with data-sharing project for Glasgow University research into health impacts of sanctions because of the ‘significant work’ it would entail

Disregarding compensation payments relating to the Grenfell fire, the Post Office Horizon scandal and to vaccine damage in the calculation of means-tested benefits

Establishment of Online Procedure Rule Committee

Allowing electronic claims for budgeting loans in Northern Ireland

Almost seven million claims have been made for PIP in England and Wales since the benefit was introduced 10 years ago

MoJ launches committee to oversee development of online proceedings rules across the Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions

Online Procedure Rule Committee will also oversee data and behavioural standards for online dispute resolution before proceedings are brought

Scottish Government estimates that its policies will lead to 90,000 fewer children living in poverty in 2023/2024

DWP announces expansion of its on-the-job ‘place and train’ approach to employment support for people with disabilities and long-term sickness

Extension of deadline for payment of voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement

DWP to launch an ‘Invitation to Claim’ initiative this summer to encourage take-up of pension credit

More than 60 per cent of social security and child support appeals cleared at a hearing in 2022/2023 were decided in favour of the claimant

Learning and Work Institute and Carers Trust call for entitlement to carer’s allowance to be extended to young adult carers in full-time education

More than £80 million in council tax debt was registered against universal credit households in year ending February 2023

DWP publishes first set of quarterly universal credit WCA statistics following criticism from both the Work and Pensions Committee and Office for Statistics Regulation for having failed to do so

Less than a fifth of the almost half a million people who have started on the Restart scheme have achieved sustained employment of six months or more

DWP issues guidance on changes to Sure Start maternity grant entitlement conditions from June 2023

Work coaches expected to save two minutes per referral as a result of automation of ‘failure to attend’ process

Increase in the maximum amounts for childcare support in universal credit in Northern Ireland