Guidance: Universal Credit and students
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you’re a student Last updated 12 September 2024 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-and-students
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Updated guidance on new Health Assessment Advisory Service
From 7 September 2024 the health assessment provider, in relation to Universal Credit, in Scotland is Maximus. If you need to discuss your appointment time, contact Maximus. Guidance: Work Capability Assessment
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Helping disabled people into work
Support to be rolled out across Scotland People seeking work who are disabled or have long-term health conditions are to be offered help from a dedicated employability adviser. The initiative
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CPAG: Latest report on the DWP’s managed migration programme
This is the latest in our series of reports on the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) managed migration programme, where people are moving from older benefits to universal credit
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Report: In the public interest? The psychological toll of local and national government debt collection practices.
This report (which is funded by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust) looks at the psychological harms caused by public sector debt collection practices, particularly for those with mental health problems. It
Report: Poverty and financial hardship of unpaid carers in the UK
Report 12 September 2024 Poverty and financial hardship of unpaid carers in the UK Carers UK and WPI Economics have published a new report which reveals the scale of poverty amongst unpaid carers in
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Winter fuel: 780,000 UK pensioners entitled to payment will lose it
Government data shows most of those who do not claim their pension credit will miss out under means-testing About 780,000 pensioners who need the winter fuel payment will lose out
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Designing out deductions: how to address the welfare debt trap
Click here 824 KB to download the full report – or you can find a summary below. Click here to access an editable Google doc version of the report. Benefit deductions mean that people receive
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The Stark Reality of Growing Up in Poverty
In June 2024, Buttle UK concluded an extensive project to explore the lived experiences of children, young people, and families grappling with extreme financial hardship. Our new report, “Growing Up
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DWP warns that tax credit claimants over pension age should not claim benefits solely to access the winter fuel payment
Department confirms that tax credit claimants can still qualify for winter fuel payment, and says that to safeguard any transitional protection they should defer their universal credit or pension credit