IRRV Newsletter 13th May 2024 to 20th May 2024

Department for Works & Pensions (DWP)

NEWS

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

GOV.UK ALERTS

Benefits

Exempt all state pensions and benefits from income tax (17 May 2024) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/651642?reveal_response=yes#response-threshold.

Increase Carer’s Allowance to equal 35 hours at 50% of the living wage (17 May 2024) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/653520?reveal_response=yes#response-threshold.

Fast track benefits as soon as someone is diagnosed as terminally ill (17 May 2024) https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/651223?reveal_response=yes#response-threshold.

Carer’s Allowance: Work and Pensions Committee calls for urgent action to tackle overpayment problem (16 May 2024) https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/164/work-and-pensions-committee/news/201457/carers-allowance-work-and-pensions-committee-calls-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-overpayment-problem/.

Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: publication strategy (16 May 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unfulfilled-eligibility-in-the-benefit-system-publication-strategy?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=118b8f63-05a6-4c30-95b0-d458ae5dadb8&utm_content=daily.

Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates (16 May 2024) http

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