The Social Security Advisory Committee is so important to us all
...enabled and supported to do so but that alone is not enough. It is equally important to ensure that people are always better off in work (which sadly is still...
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Thirty Years of Welfare Reform
...new normal in future – achieving better outcomes in this environment will require closer cooperation between governments as well as between DWP and other departments, and a shared commitment to...
Have you ever wondered how impartial and informed advice makes for better law?
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Professor Stephen Hardy, Posted on:
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About the Committee, Department for Communities (Northern Ireland), DWP, Legislation, social security
...Social Fund Winter Fuel payments; and the Universal Credit Administrative Earnings Threshold. Such scrutiny involves meeting with departmental officials and discussing the rationale, aims, impact and delivery of the Regulations...
In-work progression and Universal Credit
We’ve spent the last nine months looking at DWP’s programme for helping people in low paid work progress to better paid jobs or work extra hours. It’s not only very...
Professor Stephen Hardy reflects on joining SSAC with ‘an insider view’
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Professor Stephen Hardy, Posted on:
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About the Committee, DWP, Independent advice, Legislation, social security
...SSAC gives me an opportunity to influence legislative drafting and change. It also serves to remind me how effective independent scrutiny makes for better legislation. For example, upon reflection, much...
Disability, health and social security: the importance of effective scrutiny
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Liz Sayce, Posted on:
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Department for Communities (Northern Ireland), Disabled People, DWP, Independent advice, Legislation, social security, Stakeholders
...are technical and detailed by nature - but its work to advise Government and scrutinise draft regulations can make policy better. The Hansard Society, for instance, recently suggested it would...
Our initial advice on disability benefit reform
...more fully as the policy is developed. The proposal to make the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) the sole gateway to the health element of Universal Credit (UC) is a fundamental...
Child maintenance deductions from Universal Credit
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Bruce Calderwood, Posted on:
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Children, Claimants, DWP, Legislation, Universal Credit
...were also concerned about potential risks arising from child maintenance discussions displacing other deductions like those for fuel, and we thought that the date the regulations would come into force...
The importance of listening: Dr Suzy Walton reflects on her new role with SSAC
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Dr Suzy Walton, Posted on:
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About the Committee, Claimants, Contributory benefits, DWP, Independent advice, Public Sector, Stakeholders
...DWP and HMRC on policy issues and its own independent research. Ultimately, at a macro level the committee supports government’s agenda to drive economic growth by ensuring people enter and...
Improving New Style benefits: the Government's response to our recommendations
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Carl Emmerson, Posted on:
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Independent advice, New style ESA, New style JSA, social security
...enhance the service for those eligible for contributory benefits and would also make the system easier to operate and administer. The Department for work and Pensions has responded to our...