International

New legislative framework enables faster response to humanitarian crises

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Head and shoulders photograph of Bruce Calderwood, member of the Social Security Advisory Committee

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) laid emergency regulations last week to ensure that people recently evacuated by the government from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories could apply for means-tested, disability and carer benefits straight away. Without these …