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Summary of the Right to Try regulations from The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
Overview The Right to Try regulations will come into effect on 30 April…
How DWP learns when its customers’ experiences have fallen below expectations and uses this to make changes that improve what it is doing.
Learning from serious cases The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is…
From 22 July 2025, the Department for Work and Pensions is no longer counting miscarriage of justice compensation as capital and income when calculating means-tested benefits.
When someone received compensation through the miscarriage of justice…
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around modernising the welfare system for people with disabilities and health conditions.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
How we provide additional support to our customers and our future plans, considering new technology and modernisation of our services.
This consultation seeks views on changes to the activities and descriptors in the Work Capability Assessment.
The government’s response to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) report about the future of working age contributory benefits for those not in paid work
This Order extends eligibility for bereavement benefits.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Paper setting out the government’s policy intent to encourage individuals with occupational pensions to take appropriate pensions guidance.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statistical notice about a review of the frequency of publication of some benefit statistics.
DWP is seeking views on proposed changes to the fraud and error in the benefit system statistics.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government’s response to SSAC’s report about more support to help young people living independently take advantage of training and employment opportunities.
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