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Millions Reviewed: Making the DWP’s ‘Targeted Case Review’ Process Fairer for Benefit Claimants Across the UK
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/pdfs/Targeted_Case_Reviews.pdf Executive summaryIn 2022, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched ‘Targeted CaseReview’ (TCR), a large-scale fraud and error reduction scheme involving checkson the accuracy of payments made to millions of Universal Credit claimants(DWP, 2022). The scheme has scaled up dramatically since then. With over twomillion reviews completed to date (DWP, 2026a), almost 6,000…
Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters – All landlords must sign up to new, simple ‘Register your rental property’ service as it rolls out across the country.
Private renters will benefit from stronger protections, greater transparency and more confidence in the homes they rent under the next phase of the government’s Renters’ Rights Act reforms. Through a new national landlord registration service and a clearer route to challenge rent increases in England, renters will be able to make more informed choices about where they live and…
Free bus travel 24/7 for disabled people From 1 April 2027
Eligible disabled people across England will get free bus travel all day, every day, after the Prime Minister announced today (Tuesday 18 August) that the government will lift time restrictions on concessionary passes. From 1 April 2027, people who hold a disabled bus pass can travel on buses for free, no matter the time of…
What works: Lessons from the frontline of digital support & advice services
What works: Lessons from the frontline of digital support & advice services Government and essential services have fundamentally changed. More and more services have gone digital, meaning that the problems people face often require digital support. But between 14 and 22 million people in the UK face one or more barriers to digital services. In response, Citizens…
Free school meals expansion – half of newly eligible parents don’t know they can get the meals
As the PM’s cost of living tour gets underway, a new survey from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) finds more than half of parents (55%) whose children will be newly eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September don’t know that they will qualify for the meals. The government expanded eligibility for FSM to all…
Fewer than 2% of properties in Britain considered affordable for renters on housing benefit
https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/crisis-media-centre/fewer-than-2-of-properties-in-britain-considered-affordable-for-renters-on-housing-benefit-1 New research from a coalition of organisations led by Crisis and Citizens Advice has revealed the extent of Britain’s cost of living crisis, with fewer than two in 100 private rental properties listed in Britain (1.9%) now affordable for people on housing benefit, according to data from Zoopla. This is pushing low-income households into…
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to modernise communications with the public and claimants, including increased use of email correspondence.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-17/10913 Answered on 24 June 2026 The Department is modernising communications with the public and claimants as part of its wider digital-first strategy, while ensuring that support remains available for those who need non-digital channels. We are moving towards the digitisation of notifications so that, by 2030, most communications will be delivered through the most…
Radical overhaul of fit note system to be piloted
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/broken-fit-note-system-to-be-overhauled The government press release states, Patients, employers and GPs are set to benefit from an overhaul of the broken fit note system following the launch of several pilots by the Government today to reform the system for workers who fall ill. The current system sees some 11 million fit notes issued every year, with…
Guidance if you received a lower level of benefit after moving to Universal Credit, and this was due to a decision to end your old ‘legacy’ benefit, which was found to be incorrect.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-one-off-payment-under-the-successful-legacy-appeals-compensation-scheme Who the scheme is for In 2020, a Court of Appeal decision concluded that people who had an incorrect decision to end their legacy benefits later reversed, for example on appeal, could not be reinstated onto their legacy benefit if they had already claimed Universal Credit. However, where these same people had a lower…