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...
...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...
...have recommended that as the Department develops its policy, it provides more details on: How will this new support be designed and delivered? What training and guidance will staff receive...
...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...
...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...
...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,...
...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...
...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...
...Committee was right to have looked at this entirely new departure for social security at this early stage. Although unemployment is now very low, long lasting low pay for those...
...was not well enough aligned with the Fair Repayment Rate change. For these reasons we decided to take the regulations on ‘formal reference’.[3] This means that when the new regulations...
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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.
