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...
...As part of our independent work programme we have just begun a new detailed study into how the benefits system influences the decisions young adults aged 16- to 18-year-old –...
...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,...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...that they introduce a standard legislative framework that would cover future similar humanitarian situations without the requirement to bring forward new regulations. This would ensure that people in similar circumstances would...
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...
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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.
