14 March, 2023
14 March, 2023
Application process launched for early legal advice funding which will run from July 2023 to March 2025
14 March, 2023
Recommendations to Scottish Government include uprating benefits in line with human rights principle of adequacy and reducing 'myriad of complications' in eligibility rules
12 March, 2023
'Back-to-work' Budget will also include plans to tackle barriers preventing people from moving into work and to 'help people find jobs that are right for them'
10 March, 2023
Documents issued in response to FOI request include advice to staff on selecting claimants to migrate and extending the deadline for making a universal credit claim
10 March, 2023
However, responding to a Parliamentary written question, Work and Pensions Minister says that a two-week extension will be granted on request if more time is needed
10 March, 2023
10 March, 2023
New statutory rule also introduces linking rule that enables universal credit claimants to retain their eligibility for SMI should they restart their claim within six months
10 March, 2023
New statutory rules revoke and re-enact provisions for 2022/2023 that would otherwise cease to have effect
9 March, 2023
New MoJ statistics highlight increasing backlog despite disposals rising by almost 70 per cent in the three months to December 2022 compared to the same period in 2021
9 March, 2023
Minister declines to provide information on current average processing times requested in Parliamentary written question
9 March, 2023
New statistics show that the 340 mandatory reconsiderations cleared in January 2023 took an average of 47 days
8 March, 2023
However, Minister confirms that claimants participating in the pilot will be reimbursed for the additional travel costs arising from daily jobcentre appointments
8 March, 2023
Proposals included in Department's draft Equality Action Plan 2022-2025 that has been published for public consultation
8 March, 2023
New statutory instrument also prevents increases applying where there is an unresolved question in relation to uprating
8 March, 2023
New statutory instrument
7 March, 2023
Government confirms that decision to extend April 2023 deadline has been taken following recent surge in claimant contacts with both HMRC and the DWP
7 March, 2023
Minister provides figure in response to question in Parliament on number of applications received since process for claimants to request a review was opened in December 2022
7 March, 2023
Views sought on changes designed to target financial assistance at those most in need and provide the greatest value for money for the taxpayer
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