DWP Permanent Secretary also tells Select Committee that, while the Department wants the claimant experience in the health transformation area to be better, ‘a difference in outcomes is not something
DWP says forms will be used where claimants have an ongoing award or have reached state pension age and in most cases an assessment with a health professional will not
New analysis finds that more than 100,000 more people are expected to have been in poverty in 2022/2023 compared to the previous year as a result of changes in the
New DMG Memo includes guidance on 13-week ‘run-on’ period of award after a claimant has left England or Wales and becomes permanently resident in Scotland The DWP has issued new
However, evidence review acknowledges that moving to a fully ‘individualised’ benefits system would be costly and less effective at targeting resources at those most at risk of experiencing financial hardship
NAO Auditor General also repeats call for the Department to put in place a measurement for detected underpayments across all benefits, in light of a record £3.3 billion of underpayments
Giving evidence to Public Accounts Committee, Peter Schofield says Programme will cover 20 per cent of the country by 2026 and be fully operational from 2029 DWP Permanent Secretary Peter
Issues highlighted include that a third of universal credit claims were incorrect in 2022/2023, benefits and state pension amounting to billions of pounds are being underpaid, and that the NI
Memo highlights that EU citizens with pre-settled status are being denied access to benefits even where they have a right to reside or where staying of the decision on their
Universal Credit Senior Responsible Owner tells Select Committee that Department has modified payment dates so they are not in a 13 week cycle The DWP is staggering the cost of
