...having a disability or long-term condition, early phase self-employment, studying or re-training) if work coaches are to use discretion appropriately. Develop a richer understanding of working claimants and employers in...
...– alongside their response to our advice - at the point regulations are laid before Parliament for approval. So there was a clear intention for our advice to inform debate...
...key trends in UK social security in the last 30 years: A broad ‘activation’ approach has seen the introduction of Jobseeker’s Allowance with stricter job-search conditions, conditionality extending to lone...
...the different regional circumstances that will necessitate variations in approach. We will be taking evidence from our stakeholders on what challenges they feel the system will need to respond to...
When I was first approached to consider applying for a place on the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC), I had never even heard of it. Nonetheless, I quickly found myself...
...importantly, for most, living independently is simply a matter of playing the cards life has dealt them as best they can. Secondly, most young people we met appreciate the support...
...It’s an interesting phrase that. It conjures an image of late teens or early twenty-somethings, perhaps graduates or young apprentices who have successfully transitioned from living at home with parents...
...a job or earn more, which includes looking for jobs, applying for jobs and going to interviews. It applies to those who are not currently working and to those in...
...that DWP should develop a more rigorous approach to ensure discretion is applied fairly and systematically. What next? Becoming disabled - or a change in an existing condition - can...
...that we hear from those who have experience of applying for, and of receiving, these benefits across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This will give us insights into what...