...full-time education and apprenticeships are two equally valid pathways. There is a danger that parents who understand the consequences for their benefits could discourage their children from doing apprenticeships, and...
...be interpreted and applied. DWP and DfC have provided reassurance that they will adopt a light-touch approach and update claimant commitments to reflect the changed landscape of work. This is...
...word - to apply. I used that application as another opportunity to explain why I was wholly unsuited to the role. The hope was that this would finally bring the...
...represent a person or an organisation do not attempt to log on using another user’s account do not make any commercial endorsement or promotion of any product, service or publication...
...advice to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and have the necessary skills and experience, find out how to apply here. Closing date for applications is 10 March....
...people needing benefits know the new range of entitlements that could apply to them. They include: Suspending, for at least three months, all requirements for claimants to attend Jobcentre appointments...
...you feel your skills map well onto out current gaps – please apply! If you are appointed and you join us you will find it an extremely interesting and rewarding...
...extend implicit consent to UC with appropriate safeguards, the DWP committed to explore options for improving the process of explicit consent in collaboration with SSAC to consider how current practices...
...advice to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and have the necessary skills and experience, find out how to apply here. Closing date for applications is 10 March....
I was delighted to be appointed to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) in January 2026. SSAC is an independent statutory body that provides impartial advice on social security related matters....
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SSAC is an independent statutory body that provides impartial advice on social security and related matters. We scrutinise most of the complex secondary legislation that underpins the social security system.