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How does the benefits system influence young people’s choices?
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Carl Emmerson, Posted on:
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Child Benefit, Children, Claimants, Consultation, DWP, Independent advice, Universal Credit
...And we will meet with think tanks and others who have done work in this important, though somewhat neglected, policy area – especially in the context of the raising of...
The Social Security Advisory Committee is so important to us all
...believe that SSAC is so important, and they all track back to one question: what is the point of social security? First, the ebb and flow of life means that...
Thirty Years of Welfare Reform
...new normal in future – achieving better outcomes in this environment will require closer cooperation between governments as well as between DWP and other departments, and a shared commitment to...
Have you ever wondered how impartial and informed advice makes for better law?
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Professor Stephen Hardy, Posted on:
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About the Committee, Department for Communities (Northern Ireland), DWP, Legislation, social security
...support departmental officials to ensure that any proposed legislation is of the highest quality and that it delivers ministerial policy intent. Recently, SSAC has scrutinised Infected Blood Capital Disregard amendments;...
In-work progression and Universal Credit
...that the government is right to be cautious. However, we conclude that the Department for Work and Pensions should: Test a much broader range of interventions, including those identified by...
Professor Stephen Hardy reflects on joining SSAC with ‘an insider view’
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Professor Stephen Hardy, Posted on:
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About the Committee, DWP, Independent advice, Legislation, social security
...to-date in an applied setting. I considered that my involvement with social security law since 1990, firstly as a pro bono legal representative (through the Free Representation Unit in London)...
Disability, health and social security: the importance of effective scrutiny
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Liz Sayce, Posted on:
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Department for Communities (Northern Ireland), Disabled People, DWP, Independent advice, Legislation, social security, Stakeholders
...are technical and detailed by nature - but its work to advise Government and scrutinise draft regulations can make policy better. The Hansard Society, for instance, recently suggested it would...
Our initial advice on disability benefit reform
...we welcome this commitment.[3] The Committee fervently hopes that this commitment will lead to better outcomes which effectively deliver the government’s ambition that “disabled people have the support they need...
Child maintenance deductions from Universal Credit
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Bruce Calderwood, Posted on:
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Children, Claimants, DWP, Legislation, Universal Credit
...announced that on 7 April 2025 the Fair Repayment Rate will reduce the maximum deductions that can be taken from a claimant’s Universal Credit (UC) personal allowance from 25 to...