Benefits administration
Benefits administration news from UK Parliament.
Lords private members' bills
Peers discuss healthcare data, Duchy of Cornwall and mobile phones in prisons
29 October 2018
Government questioned on benefits underpayments
Urgent question from Marsha de Cordova on ESA underpayments
18 October 2018
Government responds to report on Universal Credit and domestic abuse
Frank Field MP says response is “totally inadequate”
11 October 2018
Is Universal Credit working for disabled people?
Work and Pensions Committee takes evidence from charities in a public meeting
04 July 2018
Committee hears evidence on “only major welfare reform since 2010 that has not been evaluated”
Work and Pensions Committee examines benefit sanctions
20 June 2018
Benefits cliff edge for carers means work doesn't pay
Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on employment support for carers
17 May 2018
Government responds to reports on PIP and ESA assessments
Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to PIP and ESA reports
23 April 2018
Domestic abuse risks of Universal Credit single payments
Work and Pensions Committee hears from charities on Universal Credit and domestic abuse
18 April 2018
PIP, ESA trust deficit fails claimants and the public purse
Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on PIP and ESA assessments
14 February 2018
PIP and ESA claimants' stories set out in report
Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on PIP and ESA assessments and claimant experiences
08 February 2018
PIP and ESA assessments examined by disability groups
Work and Pensions Committee hears from specialist disability groups
11 December 2017
ATOS, Maximus and Capita questioned on ‘gruelling' medical assessments
Work and Pensions Committee questions contractors on medical assessments for disability benefits
06 December 2017
Did the Chancellor fix Universal Credit?
Work and Pensions Committee hears from experts after Budget 2017 about the impact on Universal Credit
29 November 2017
Bill to catch parents ducking child maintenance
Work and Pensions Committee member tables bill to close loopholes that allow self-employed parents to withhold true income
28 November 2017
Cut wait for Universal Credit to a month
Work and Pensions Committee recommends change to six week wait for Universal Credit
26 October 2017