...as yet unresolved – for example, to what extent should we have a welfare system that is increasingly means-tested vs. recognising that contributory benefits may also have their place? And...
...Style Employment and Support Allowance. We found much that works well with these benefits. We also found some aspects that could be improved and therefore made fifteen recommendations that would...
...on emerging issues. It is with these reports that SSAC leads the pack. Amidst a Whitehall that can tend towards stovepipes, SSAC is one of the few organisations that approaches...
...includes social security benefits that are not directly focused on parental responsibilities but that impact on separated parents, such as housing benefit or housing costs under universal credit. A non-resident...
...work better. Several themes emerged. Firstly, staff attitudes matter. One person told us that the first person she encountered at DWP was really helpful and empathised with what she was...
...evidence for the 2019 spending review were, in part, accepted. However, we are disappointed that on the central thrust of the report – that we found evidence of great financial...
...about the wide range of support that is available to them. So, we can do better on giving them the right information at the right time. Indeed if we don’t,...
...or safety it’s the only option; Jobcentre culture was a lot better but that some work coaches needed more training to understand the realities of physical and mental disability; the...