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28 Apr 17
The new agency set up to run devolved benefits in Scotland will not follow the example set by Whitehall’s Department of Work and Pensions in using private companies to assess the entitlement of...
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6 Apr 17
The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
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3 Apr 17
Reforms that will restrict universal credit benefits to the first two children in a family could see 200,000 children dip below the poverty line, according to a study released today.
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28 Mar 17
Around £3bn in child maintenance arrears are uncollectable, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
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24 Mar 17
The government’s flagship welfare-to-work scheme is closing next month having helped 840,000 jobseekers find work, says the body representing the employment support sector.
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17 Mar 17
The government has its “head in the sand” over issues with universal credit, according to the chair of the work and pensions committee.
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16 Mar 17
Child poverty in the UK is likely to increase over the next few years because of benefit cuts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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2 Mar 17
Household income in the UK will continue to stagnate over the next two years, while child poverty and inequality is set to grow, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted.
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27 Feb 17
The practice of requiring prospective employees to disclose criminal records in the initial stage of public sector job applications could soon end, the government has indicated.
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22 Feb 17
The government’s inconsistency in applying benefit sanctions is unacceptable and should end, MPs on the public accounts committee have said.
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15 Feb 17
Universal credit claimants can now receive free support for their personal finances through an online money management tool.
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18 Jan 17
The unemployment rate remained at an 11-year low for the three months to November last year, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
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17 Jan 17
The company contracted by HMRC to help reduce fraud and error in tax credits claims, Concentrix, regularly failed to meet its performance targets, according to an investigation by the National Audit...
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13 Jan 17
The Scottish Government has announced the first changes to its benefits regime under the welfare powers devolved by last year’s Scotland Act – but was criticised by its opponents for not...
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13 Jan 17
The proportion of low-paid men working part time has quadrupled over the past 20 years, according to research published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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30 Nov 16
The government is not doing enough to measure the impact of sanctions on people who are drawing benefits or on wider society, according to the National Audit Office.
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9 Nov 16
MPs have warned that the government’s planned Work and Health Programme may be “front loaded for failure” due to the requirements being placed on jobcentre staff.
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7 Nov 16
The number of households affected by the government’s cap on benefits will increase fourfold as a result of the tightening of the limit today, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
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24 Oct 16
There is currently a lack of information clarity around the successor to the Work Programme, which risks undermining its success
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27 Sep 16
Housing benefit overpayments are more likely to be identified when residents receive a separate communication written in clear language, a study conducted by five English councils and Capita suggests.
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27 Sep 16
Labour would scrap Work Capability Assessments and the sanctions system for jobseekers as part what shadow work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams called a plan to change the culture of the UK’s...
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9 Sep 16
A root-and-branch review of the Scottish Parliament’s budgetary process is to be undertaken in order to reflect Holyrood’s increasing fiscal powers and its changing relationship with Westminster.
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6 Sep 16
The government’s flagship universal credit scheme is on the road to recovery, according to an examination of the scheme by the Institute for Government.
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5 Sep 16
Universal credit, which amalgamates six welfare benefits, still has cross-party support, despite being beset by delays and fears that it will fail to meet its main objective of encouraging people to...
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27 Jul 16
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which provides support to individuals and families in financial need, has been underspent for a third successive year, prompting fears about how effective Scotland’s...
28 Apr 17The new agency set up to run devolved benefits in Scotland will not follow the example set by Whitehall’s Department of Work and Pensions in using private companies to assess the entitlement of...
6 Apr 17The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
3 Apr 17Reforms that will restrict universal credit benefits to the first two children in a family could see 200,000 children dip below the poverty line, according to a study released today.
28 Mar 17Around £3bn in child maintenance arrears are uncollectable, a National Audit Office investigation has found.
24 Mar 17The government’s flagship welfare-to-work scheme is closing next month having helped 840,000 jobseekers find work, says the body representing the employment support sector.
17 Mar 17The government has its “head in the sand” over issues with universal credit, according to the chair of the work and pensions committee.
2 Mar 17Household income in the UK will continue to stagnate over the next two years, while child poverty and inequality is set to grow, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted.
27 Feb 17The practice of requiring prospective employees to disclose criminal records in the initial stage of public sector job applications could soon end, the government has indicated.
22 Feb 17The government’s inconsistency in applying benefit sanctions is unacceptable and should end, MPs on the public accounts committee have said.
15 Feb 17Universal credit claimants can now receive free support for their personal finances through an online money management tool.
13 Jan 17The proportion of low-paid men working part time has quadrupled over the past 20 years, according to research published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
9 Nov 16MPs have warned that the government’s planned Work and Health Programme may be “front loaded for failure” due to the requirements being placed on jobcentre staff.
7 Nov 16The number of households affected by the government’s cap on benefits will increase fourfold as a result of the tightening of the limit today, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
27 Sep 16Housing benefit overpayments are more likely to be identified when residents receive a separate communication written in clear language, a study conducted by five English councils and Capita suggests.
9 Sep 16A root-and-branch review of the Scottish Parliament’s budgetary process is to be undertaken in order to reflect Holyrood’s increasing fiscal powers and its changing relationship with Westminster.
27 Jul 16The Scottish Welfare Fund, which provides support to individuals and families in financial need, has been underspent for a third successive year, prompting fears about how effective Scotland’s...
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