23 July, 2014
23 July, 2014
New Work and Pensions Committee report also advises that 'rebranding' the assessment by appointing a new contractor will not solve problems
23 July, 2014
New guidance to local authorities on project that is expected to identify 300,000 overpayments, with 223,000 of those relating to housing benefit only cases
23 July, 2014
New report also finds that most significant factor associated with non take-up is level of knowledge about entitlement, highlighting value of access to welfare rights advice
23 July, 2014
Private Member's Bill expected to receive second reading on 6 March 2015
23 July, 2014
Written statement to parliament from Pensions Minister
23 July, 2014
22 July, 2014
New statutory instrument
22 July, 2014
Without change, 'legitimate public concern is likely to significantly undermine support for the principle of free movement'
22 July, 2014
Areas of concern include that letters 'complex and difficult to understand' and that claimants concerns being passed 'from pillar to post', with little hope of resolution, due to lack of information sharing
22 July, 2014
DWP publishes new research into the first 12 months of the direct payment of housing benefit to tenants living in social housing
22 July, 2014
New study looks at carers, their use of carer's allowance, budgeting issues and how they can be better supported to return to work
22 July, 2014
New DWP research report
22 July, 2014
New report outlines approach to be taken by the DWP in exploring claimant's chances of being in work, their time in work and their earnings
22 July, 2014
New DWP guidance
21 July, 2014
New statutory instrument introduces pilots that will run until 30 April 2015
21 July, 2014
In interim response, Iain Duncan Smith says that extra time is for officials to consider recommendations over the summer and to allow results of research with local authorities to be included
17 July, 2014
Proposal drawn up by Policy Exchange think tank 'makes sense', says Conservative source
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