...Social Security System. As I move on from SSAC I look forward to seeing new members pick up these vital roles. NOTE: The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking...
...benefits – mainly employment support allowance, housing benefit and tax credits – to the new integrated UC system. This so-called “managed migration” will affect around three million people. The implementation...
...reviews new policies, legislation or DWP programmes. I have rarely been around a table where people are so knowledgeable in their fields, and the quality of discussion is so high,...
...outside. Therefore, when they advertised for new Committee members with legal expertise in social security, I thought why not take a look from the inside. I certainly have not been...
...security landscape. In the (almost) ten years of my SSAC tenure, developments in social security have been considerable. I joined when Universal Credit (UC) was just being introduced in Britain,...
...with us. We also look forward to scrutinising draft regulations arising from the new Government’s agenda, in particular its manifesto commitment to “do more to make sure that Universal Credit...
...social security changes should look like in the ‘new normal’. We are taking this work forward in two tranches. First, we will be doing an immediate and short-term review on...
...improving the current explicit consent processes in UC. Officials were able to share a very early prototype of a new online consent process. Feedback from stakeholders was generally positive that...
When I accepted the role of SSAC Chair, I knew that Paul Gray was going to be a difficult act to follow. However I was reassured to be given a...
...the community and listening to the issues that their users faced daily in accessing the social security system. These opportunities were unique to being a SSAC Committee member. Not only...