among the amendments put forward in the name of the Work and Pensions Secretary are changes relating to – ‘personal independence payment’ being removed from the title of the legislation, so that the Act will be the ‘Universal Credit Act 2025’;the removal of Clause 5 relating to personal independence payment eligibility;providing for universal credit to…
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Work and Pensions
Secretary’s letter to
Labour MPs on changes
to ‘strengthen’ the new
welfare reform bill
Dear colleague, We have always said we are determined to reform the social security system so it is fair, provides dignity and respect for those unable to work, supports those who can, and is sustainable so it is there for generations to come. The broken system we inherited from the Tories fails all of those…
The Warm Home Discount will be expanded meaning 6 million households will receive £150 off their energy bills this winter.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-more-families-to-get-150-off-energy-bills-this-winter Warm Home Discount to be extended to all households in receipt of means-tested benefits The government has announced that it is removing restrictions on the payment of the Warm Home Discount so that all households where the means-tested benefit recipient (or their partner or legal appointee) is named on the energy bill will now…
Liz Kendall has today introduced the new Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in the Commons.
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/news/item/work-and-pensions-secretary-introduces-new-universal-credit-and-personal-independence-payment-bill-in-the-commons above-inflation increases in the universal credit standard allowance for the tax years 2026/2027 to 2029/2030 (Part 1);reducing the rates of the limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) element for new claims for the tax year 2026/2027 (Part 2);for 2026/2027, providing for entitlement to a higher rate of the LCWRA element, equal to…
Everyone over the State Pension age in England and Wales with an income of, or below, £35,000 a year will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment this winter.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nine-million-pensioners-to-receive-winter-fuel-payments-this-winter Nine million pensioners to receive Winter Fuel Payments this winter as all pensioners in England and Wales with an income of, or below, £35,000 a year will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment. This extends eligibility to the vast majority of pensioners, with around 9 million, or over three quarters, benefitting. This threshold is…
Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-23/47466 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42060 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, whether her Department’s further programme of analysis will include a disaggregation of data by category of (a) disability and (b) health condition.
Shake up to welfare system
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/biggest-shake-up-to-welfare-system-in-a-generation-to-get-britain-working Since the pandemic, the number of working-age people receiving PIP has more than doubled from 15,300 to 35,100 a month. The number of young people (16-24) receiving PIP per month has also skyrocketed from 2,967 to 7,857 a month. Over the next five years, if no action is taken, the number of working age…
Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: October to December 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-october-to-december-2024/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-october-to-december-2024 Landlord possession actions have all increased When compared to the same quarter in 2023 there were increases in landlord possession claims from 23,374 to 24,010 (3%), orders from 17,994 to 18,416 (2%), warrants from 10,170 to 10,877 (7%) and repossessions from 6,664 to 7,020 (5%). Median timeliness for landlord repossessions has increased. The median…
Brighton and Hove household support fund
“We have been calculating the spend on HSF6 and have found there to be a significant underspend which we need to distribute ASAP.” https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/household-support-fund
Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2024/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2024