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Liz Kendall, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, has said-

'A new national jobs and career service to help get more people into work, and on in their work...Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service will be merged
New work, health and skills plans for the economically inactive, led by

Mayors and local areas.

It can sometimes be difficult for a representative to advocate with the DWP on behalf of a client on Universal Credit.

In the DWP's Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 for the year ended 31 March 2024, page 97 onwards,..

Government statistics about managed migration from legacy beneft to Universal Credit say-

Only one payment of Universal Credit is generally paid on a claim for both members of a couple. If the couple have children, the government has said-

Yes, you certainly can. The government say-

'In March 2023, 475,000 people in receipt of PIP in England, Wales, or outside the UK were in employment in the

UK, including self-employment.'

One of the last few changes in law before the election , Child Benefit High Income Child Benefit Charge

Recently we've heard in the news how many Carers allowance claimants have been overpaid the beneft because they have earned over the earnings threshold(for 2024/ 2025 - £151 per week). The government
have provided figures of the total debt-

The government has changed the date clients on ESA(income related) or ESA(income related) and Housing Benefit are due to undertake managed migration. Here's the latest timetable-

Statistics from the Social Security and Child Support Appeal Tribunal from October to December 2023 shows the following success rate for cl

The administrative threshold allows a client to reduce some of the conditionality around Universal Credit.

We are now issuing our popular colour course booklets in a digital format.

If you have booked, we will email you a few days before the course with joining links(for Zoom) and how to access the Digital Course Booklet.

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