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Children

Child maintenance deductions from Universal Credit

Bruce Calderwood, 7 April 2025 - Children, Claimants, DWP, Legislation, Universal Credit

I’ve been a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) for around ten years, having previously been a policy director in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Last week I was pleased to see that DWP had agreed …

Social security support through complex life changes

Liz Sayce, 19 December 2019 - About the Committee, Children, Consultation, Disabled People, Legislation, social security, SSAC Independent Work Programme, Stakeholders

Almost everyone in this country receives support from social security in the course of our lives, as a plethora of different circumstances change.[1] This may be a short-term change - perhaps a period of unemployment or ill-health - or longer …

Separated parents and the social security system: have your say

Professor Gráinne McKeever, 5 April 2019 - Children, social security, SSAC Independent Work Programme, Stakeholders, Universal Credit

The social security system supports people in a wide range of circumstances but it is not always clear how effective this support is. This is partly because social security can be complex and different benefits try to do different things …

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