NEWS

The latest DWP news can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions. 

GOV.UK ALERTS

Benefits

• Deductions from benefit: how creditors can apply (27 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-request-deductions-from-benefit-a-guide-for-creditors?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f25721d1-f522-47f2-9eab-3c286532f445&utm_content=daily.

• LA Welfare Direct bulletins: 2023 (27 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/la-welfare-direct-bulletins-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ee08b756-7aa6-4b0d-a75a-5722300542df&utm_content=daily.

• Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-ending-2022?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=26e81b77-3d75-4a58-babf-843b76e6d815&utm_content=daily.

• Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: release strategy (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-release-strategy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=5801606d-53f3-454f-9243-d442efe8aa76&utm_content=daily.

• Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2019 to 2020 (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=765fd454-d3a2-4608-afc7-248da0991b4b&utm_content=daily.

• Decision makers’ guide: Vol 3: Subjects common to all benefits: staff guide (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-makers-guide-vol-3-subjects-common-to-all-benefits-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=dad51725-7fe0-4a08-a07a-4d488983e0a8&utm_content=daily.

• Housing Benefit statistics on speed of processing for 2023 to 2024 (25 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing-for-2023-to-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=716ad583-61c5-46b7-8e4e-874ee7c83aed&utm_content=daily.

Universal Credit

• Advice for decision making: staff guide (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e9cbf9d5-78a7-471f-b209-7dab4ba781f9&utm_content=daily.

• Universal Credit and your claimant commitment (25 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-your-claimant-commitment-quick-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=17bc1f19-c47b-432e-8bfe-21c1555ae360&utm_content=daily.

• Universal Credit: further information for families (25 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-your-family-quick-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8d9ea828-2e15-49b1-88cd-db8427aa00ad&utm_content=daily.

Miscellaneous

• Upcoming DWP research publications (27 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-upcoming-research-publications?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=16f64eb2-a860-4e15-9a50-e0f74781c469&utm_content=daily.

• The employment of disabled people: background information and methodology (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-employment-of-disabled-people-background-information-and-methodology?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=76b4e456-f350-4fe5-9ee3-7387ee6860f4&utm_content=daily.

• Winter Fuel Payment claim form: EEA and Switzerland (26 October 2023)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-claim-form-eea-and-switzerland?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e8ad8438-2550-4dc4-849c-3e4d8d2cf4a3&utm_content=daily.

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2022/23

The Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 of the DWP can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=09efc5a7-497b-4934-8f6f-6ae76a2d2261&utm_content=daily.