The Social Security Advisory Committee’s latest detailed report looks at the two contributory benefits for those of working age who are not in paid work: New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance and...
...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...
...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...
...although it took a further three years and some considerable political turmoil for Northern Ireland to agree to introduce UC here. New claims focused initially on those with the least...
...and perhaps introducing new ideas. Although I was very drawn to the job and felt I had the right skillset - at rightsnet we produce daily news items on all...
...the first chair of the statutory Independent Social Security Standards Committee reporting on the quality of decision making to the newly created NI Assembly following the Good Friday Agreement. One...
I grew up in a first-generation immigrant household, and having experiences of homelessness and disability within our family, we were supported by social security benefits which provided a stepping stone...
...consequences, and that each new piece of legislation fits in with the bigger picture. We work closely with officials in DWP and sometimes with officials in other government departments. The...
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SSAC is an independent statutory body that provides impartial advice on social security and related matters. We scrutinise most of the complex secondary legislation that underpins the social security system.
