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21 January 2025 Found anything yet? Exploring the relationship between Universal Credit claimants and their work coaches.  625 KB Work coaches have a significant role in shaping claimants’ experience of Universal […]

29 January 2025 This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK in the run-up to 2024’s General Election. It also sets out the scale of action necessary […]

27 January 2025 Disability benefits are a lifeline for many disabled people in the UK. They provide vital financial support to cover the extra living costs that arise from their […]

Revised Memo to decision makers confirms that the DWP accepts that SSWP v AT can apply to the non-EU family members of EU citizens who have pre-settled status (PSS). ADM Memo 06-24: […]

4 Feb 2025 Campaigners claim the DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown risks ‘deterring’ people from accessing the support they need. Campaigners have blasted the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) crackdown […]

Posted on 04 February 2025 Up to 13,000 benefits claimants could be entitled to thousands of pounds in compensation after the Department of Work and Pensions settled a claim on […]

Published:  16th January 2025 The High Court has ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acted unlawfully by presenting benefit assessment reforms as a way to support disabled […]

20 January 2025 Health benefits system is financially unsustainable and wasting human potential, Lords Economic Affairs Committee warns. Overview The cross-party House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee today calls for […]

Published: 31st January, 2025 Making Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) harder to access is counterproductive, costly and a health risk, according to a new report.  The ‘burden barrier’ […]

As the government seeks to develop a new child poverty strategy, it will need to grapple with housing – the single largest cost faced by families. Children need a firm […]

Here are the main points from the Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025:

Aberdeen City Libraries are working with partners to produce a city wide Health & Wellbeing Guide to promote events and organisations which support older people across the city. Partners include […]