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Estimates of take-up report provides estimates of take-up for income-related benefits within the entitled pensioner population.

Posted on October 30, 2025 by admin

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-ending-2024/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-ending-2024 Pension CreditThe estimates show that: caseload: 6 out of 10 of those entitled to PC claimed the benefit in FYE 202462% of those entitled to Pension Credit claimed the benefit in FYE 2024, which was a decrease from FYE 2023, when 65% claimed the benefit – this difference is not statistically significantexpenditure: 71% of…

Top 5 scams you need to know

Posted on October 25, 2025 by admin

It’s not always easy to spot scams. Scammers are coming up with new ways to manipulate people, which is why it’s important you know which signs to look out for and what steps you can take to protect yourself. Use our online tool to check if something might be a scam and find out more…

Work Capability Assessment delays are leaving disabled people in limbo

Posted on October 14, 2025 by admin

https://wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/work-capability-assessment-delays-are-leaving-disabled-people-in-limbo-a1deb1e457cb Disabled people can get extra support under Universal Credit (UC) if they’re found eligible after a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). But many of those who come to Citizens Advice are waiting months, if not over a year, for this assessment. In the meantime, many struggle to afford essential costs and risk being pushed into…

Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries in Brighton

Posted on October 9, 2025 by admin

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/job-advisers-to-be-embedded-in-gp-surgeries-as-tens-of-thousands-more-sick-and-disabled-people-offered-help-into-work Connect to Work delivery area Lead authority Included authorities (^ indicates lead) Funding (rounded down to nearest £0.1) Number of people set to support (rounded down to nearest 50) West Sussex and Brighton West Sussex County Council ^West Sussex County Council, Brighton and Hove City Council £15.6m 3,950 – Funding includes putting specialist employment…

£24 billion of support is unclaimed

Posted on September 16, 2025 by admin

https://policyinpractice.co.uk/publication/missing-out-2025/ “The scale of unclaimed support in Britain is still staggering. Over £24 billion is left on the table at a time when many are struggling to stay afloat. But this isn’t a failure of the public. It’s a failure of a social security system that is still too complex, too fragmented and too passive….

Big day for #UniversalCredit

Posted on September 10, 2025 by admin

https://x.com/NeilCouling/status/1965768015938748780?s=19 Big day for #UniversalCredit. The final migration notices were issued to ESA claimants today – all now have had the call to claim UC. Important all do that before the provisions of the Universal Credit Act 2025 come into effect in April.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing claimants of Employment Support Allowance, who leave the social security system and later need to return to claim (a) Employment Support Allowance and (b) Universal Health, will be considered new claimants.

Posted on September 9, 2025 by admin

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/71743 Answered on5 September 2025 Customers who leave the social security system and later need to return to claim New Style Employment Support Allowance or the Universal Credit health element will be considered new claimants, unless they stopped receiving Universal Credit as a result of increased earnings and then return to payment within six months….

Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget will take place on 26 November

Posted on September 4, 2025 by admin

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/03/rachel-reeves-autumn-budget-tax-increases Rachel Reeves acknowledged that the UK economy is “not working well enough for working people” as she announced that her second budget will take place on 26 November, amid mounting speculation over tax increases. The later than usual date will probably lead to weeks of speculation about how the Treasury will raise additional revenue…

Welfare reform: health-related and disability benefits
Keep up-to-date with the main changes

Posted on August 27, 2025 by admin

https://cpag.org.uk/welfare-rights/whats-new/welfare-reform-health-and-disability-benefits Keep up-to-date with the main changes included in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, the Universal Credit Bill and the Employment Rights Bill, affecting personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA), jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) and statutory sick pay (SSP), including proposals for PIP health assessments, work capability assessments, and…

Welcome to AI Law and Legal Training

Posted on August 13, 2025 by admin

https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/index.php?categoryid=2150 Welcome to AI Law and Legal Training AI Law and Legal Training is a collection of eight free courses funded by UKRI Responsible AI, and in partnership with Citizens Advice and academics at The Open University and the University of Lincoln. The courses have been developed with support from lawyers at Fieldfisher, Mishcon de…