NEWS

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

GOV.UK ALERTS

Benefits

• Maternity Allowance claim form (3 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-allowance-claim-form?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c1a387c7-df7f-4109-984e-a0beadccdfa2&utm_content=daily.

• Cold Weather Payment estimates: 2023 to 2024 (3 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-estimates-2023-to-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e9327ccd-68b6-421a-ac1a-27757406a4af&utm_content=daily.

• Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2023 (3 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fe475485-9f16-4ec6-95de-70664e832922&utm_content=daily.

• Housing Benefit subsidy audited final claims: Apr 2021 to Mar 2022 (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-audited-final-claims-apr-2021-to-mar-2022?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b1372bbc-bc1f-47f2-98da-335326217f01&utm_content=daily.

• Decision makers’ guide: Vols 4, 5, 6 and 7: Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support: staff guide (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-makers-guide-vols-4-5-6-and-7-jobseekers-allowance-and-income-support-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=41b03a8c-4f47-4faf-9a4e-098d74aa34f4&utm_content=daily.

• Decision makers’ guide: Vols 8 and 9: Employment and Support Allowance: staff guide (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-makers-guide-vols-8-and-9-employment-and-support-allowance-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=0ca1d9fa-0e73-49fb-ba65-0ea3eb0543b1&utm_content=daily.

• Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-makers-guide-memos-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6cac45ff-1dce-4082-ad81-d46a6ed49e83&utm_content=daily.

• Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2024 (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-circulars-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=02d9f8de-ddf9-419b-8eb5-32bcbe4f6437&utm_content=daily.

• Winter Fuel Payment claim form: EEA and Switzerland (1 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-claim-form-eea-and-switzerland?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f6c739ee-7802-4ebd-a029-c022605c1f18&utm_content=daily.

• Winter Fuel Payment claim form (1 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-claim-form?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e74addae-03b0-47f7-bc32-695cdc8b871f&utm_content=daily.

• Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) (1 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-assurance-process-hbap?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7a24d84d-0807-42dd-b078-e7b06d147896&utm_content=daily.

Universal Credit

• Research with self-employed Universal Credit claimants (5 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-with-self-employed-universal-credit-claimants?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=60cdd419-03d8-4fde-b1b4-bfc5b007706d&utm_content=daily.

• Advice for decision making: staff guide (4 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fdc88ed4-ce24-425b-8295-79cf510581c8&utm_content=daily.

Miscellaneous

• Severe Disability Group test: information for clinicians (4 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/severe-disability-group-test-information-for-clinicians?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ef57639e-ce04-48c7-b74a-ff20faa005fa&utm_content=daily.

• Work and Health Programme (4 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-and-health-programme-including-jets-provider-guidance?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=cb2136c1-efa0-4c82-a8e8-ed19f0569fc0&utm_content=daily.

• Work and Health Programme provider memos (4 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-and-health-programme-provider-memos-2018?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e09fe350-ce75-403b-81fe-23d21990c53b&utm_content=daily.

• DWP statistical work programme (3 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-statistical-work-programme?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c312d627-ec30-42ff-bd61-0e71341a4752&utm_content=daily.

• Access to Work holistic assessments provider guidance for contracts effective on or after 5 June 2023 (3 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-holistic-assessments-provider-guidance-for-contracts-effective-on-or-after-5-june-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ed3254c3-0b5a-42e4-92d9-3cb6ff97d4ce&utm_content=daily.

• DWP information leaflets: how to order them (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-leaflets-order-form?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=da80255b-94a7-4d14-88ce-99f032e7627a&utm_content=daily.

• DWP: workforce management information December 2023 (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-workforce-management-information-december-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=51c82af3-cdf9-4763-a823-d4fa33e6b700&utm_content=daily.

• DWP: workforce management information November 2023 (2 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-workforce-management-information-november-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=13178b52-83e4-4aeb-b314-e9ab766c357c&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.