NEWS

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

GOV.UK ALERTS

Benefits

• The welfare cap (3 May 2024)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06852/.

• Housing Benefit adjudication circulars 2024 (30 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=29c08d3e-2fb5-4377-9f38-7c82022383b6&utm_content=daily.

• Housing Benefit circulars affecting guidance manuals (30 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-circulars-affecting-guidance-manuals?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=86e8e0f9-5ab0-4e46-a72f-fd0accb43e05&utm_content=daily.

Universal Credit

• Advice for decision making: staff guide (1 May 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c4748ef3-6fb0-49e0-81b3-cb7e63739305&utm_content=daily.

• Administrative Earnings Threshold: letter to the Minister for Communities (Northern Ireland) (29 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/administrative-earnings-threshold-letter-to-the-minister-for-communities-northern-ireland?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3f770504-1b48-488d-97a8-a75860e25213&utm_content=daily.

Miscellaneous

• Household Support Fund: guidance for local councils (3 May 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3a815e0a-5bf9-4f58-b1da-319d83b43625&utm_content=daily.

• List of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases (1 May 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/list-of-scheduled-upcoming-ad-hoc-statistical-releases?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=d42795bc-1536-4b60-af29-a946dc351c2b&utm_content=daily.

• Decision makers’ guide: Vol 2: International subjects: staff guide (1 May 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-makers-guide-vol-2-international-subjects-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e0d8879e-ca71-4f23-9593-ddaa77269383&utm_content=daily.

• Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide (1 May 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decision-makers-guide-memos-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3b72ee78-9e77-4442-99e5-51520ac68850&utm_content=daily.

• Access to Work holistic assessments provider guidance for contracts effective on or after 5 June 2023 (1 May 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=e7f39e7a-3060-47ef-bef2-be6f4472b1ed&utm_content=daily.

• DWP information leaflets: how to order them (1 May 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-leaflets-order-form?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ceef7011-ea10-4544-8434-3d4845e5a20c&utm_content=daily.

• Complaints about DWP: financial year 2023 to 2024 (29 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-dwp-financial-year-2023-to-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=fbb2fd48-12aa-4415-9946-beb1cdfdf476&utm_content=daily.

ANNUAL REPORT & 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.