...look back on my time with the Committee, it was this time spent with that wide range of Committee members, and the discussions that we had, that I valued most...
...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...
...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...
...Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2023)[3] note that of all families living in poverty, just under half include at least one disabled member. Working age disabled people (including of course those living...
...and beneficial. We recognise that the unprecedented circumstances meant many of the changes to social security had to be designed and implemented with urgency and that the Department for Work...
...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...
In November 2018, SSAC’s report on the Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018 was published, along with the Government’s response. The consultation exercise that led to that report received more...
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...
…was what went through my mind in the summer of 2017 when I received an e-mail from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Why had my name come to...
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