Proposals to abolish the Work Capability Assessment

An overview of proposals to abolish the Work Capability Assessment first announced in March 2023 [...]

Pension Credit toolkit

Use this collection of materials to help older people understand how they could get Pension [...]

Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is keen to hear views from a wide [...]

From safety net to springboard

Designing an unemployment insurance scheme to protect living standards and boost economic dynamism [...]

Could early intervention prevent a retirement disability benefit timebomb?

The increasing number of working-age individuals in the UK unable to work due to sickness [...]

Constituency data: Universal Credit rollout

This dashboard has statistics on Universal Credit by constituency in Great Britain, including the Library's [...]

The Triple Lock has increased state pension spending and creates uncertainty for current and future generations of pensioners

On Tuesday (12 September), the Office for National Statistics will release its estimate for average [...]

WORRYING PROPORTION OF TAX CREDIT CLAIMANTS NOT MOVING TO UNIVERSAL CREDIT – AND LOSING THEIR BENEFITS

An alarming 28% of tax credit claimants who are required to move to universal credit [...]

Universal Credit falling so far short of the cost of essentials is putting the health of millions at risk say health bodies and charities

Organisations representing hundreds of thousands of health and care professionals, and the millions who use [...]

FROM COMPLIANCE TO ENGAGEMENT

There has been growing political concern and criticism about benefits sanctions in recent years. As [...]