claimants

December 2, 2019

Court of Appeal to hear Universal Credit claims

Two severely disabled men are having to return to court to fight against their unfair treatment under Universal Credit.
August 9, 2019

Petition on access to benefits for terminally ill people delivered to Downing Street

Currently, unless a medical professional signs a form saying the person has six months or less to live, claimants are forced through a laborious process of form-filling, interviews and assessments.
July 23, 2019

Two million workers not getting legal holiday entitlement, warns TUC

New TUC analysis reveals that one in 14 UK workers are not getting their legal holiday entitlement.
July 19, 2019

Universal Credit claimants blocked from challenging DWP decisions, says new report

Child Poverty Action Group says the failure to ensure Universal Credit operates in a way that upholds basic legal duties is cause for serious concern.
July 18, 2019

High Court hears universal credit minimum income floor case

The case relates to the controversial minimum income floor which is applied to self-employed claimants of universal credit.
July 6, 2019

Government 'wilfully missed the point' on Universal Credit managed migration tests

Committee says MPs have pleaded with the Government not to transfer claimants to Universal Credit until it can guarantee none will be left destitute.
June 5, 2019

New user-led Commission to reform Social Security is launched

The Commission on Social Security led by Experts by Experience aims to set out how the government could make the welfare benefits system better.
May 3, 2019

High Court finds Universal Credit migration arrangements unlawful

The High Court has ruled that the government’s Universal Credit migration arrangements for those who previously received the Severe Disability Premium and moved onto Universal Credit before 16 January 2019 are unlawful.
May 1, 2019

Universal Credit claimants 'left in the dark about their entitlements'

Universal credit claimants are routinely in the dark about how much they should receive, how their awards are calculated and if and how they can challenge DWP decisions, because communications with claimants are opaque and inadequate, new analysis from the Child Poverty Action Group finds.
March 29, 2019

NAO report on the DWP 'Supporting disabled people to work'

The number of claimants each work coach is responsible for is expected to increase from around 130 to over 280 as more people move onto Universal Credit.