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DWP agrees to set target for benefit underpayments
07 August 2016 | News
... the DWP's change of heart on a target for benefit underpayments. In its December 2015 report on benefit delivery , ... that the DWP should introduce a target to reduce underpayments to less than 0.5% per cent of expenditure by the end of this Parliament. However, in its response to the report the Government ...
Govt to review local welfare assistance funding
15 September 2014 | News
... a thorough review and consultation before deciding how the schemes will be funded in future. Those who use ...
Bedroom can be any size for bedroom tax
17 June 2013 | News
... the 1985 Housing Act can be used to challenge decisions. However section 326 of the 1985 Housing Act lays down size ...
Parliament debates government social care proposals
25 October 2017 | News
... . The Government has said that its proposals for reforming how social care is funded would be set out in a Green Paper ...
TFL wheelchair priority space campaign
19 November 2012 | News
... and other passengers may use the space if it is not in use. However if a wheelchair user wants to board the bus, other ... launched this campaign as feedback from its customers has shown that wheelchair users are sometimes refused entry on ... not move. Transport for London is asking passengers to show consideration to their fellow travellers. The publicity ...
Co-production – It’s just like baking a cake!
01 July 2024 | News
... as part of our work we are asked for step by step guides on how to ‘do’ co-production, and it can be difficult to ...
MPs question support for vulnerable under UC
08 April 2014 | News
... people but since then no detail has been provided as to how this support will operate in practice and crucially, on ...
Getting Advice
07 October 2022 | Resource
... on ways you can get advice on benefits, social care and health related issues. Contents Face to face advice and case ...
MPs investigate DWP recovery of carer overpayments
27 November 2018 | News
The DWP estimates that it overpays £160 million in Carer’s Allowance on an annual basis ... Find out more This means that many carers could have to repay up to thousands of pounds, or even face more serious ... levels of overpayments in Carer’s Allowance are so high, how clear the rules around earnings for carers are, and the ...
UN report on poverty made a lot of good points and was factually correct says DWP Senior Policy Director
18 June 2019 | News
... threatened to lodge a formal complaint with the UN. However, Donna Ward, DWP’s Policy Director for Children, ... dismissed as ‘barely believable’ available @ www.disabilitynewsservice.com See also UK violating its human ... rights obligations finds UN poverty expert available @ www.disabilityrightsuk.org UN report on poverty made a lot ...