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Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare Minutes 18 June 2025
1. Attendees (Chair) Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social…
The Interministerial Group for Work and Pensions provides a forum for the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to discuss matters of mutual interest.
Purpose and Scope 1. The Interministerial Group for Work and Pensions (the…
The inaugural Interministerial Group (IMG) between the Department for Work…
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…
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
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.
This consultation seeks the views on proposed reforms relating to service types within the Child Maintenance Service.
The government has written a plan to support people who live with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
How DWP helps customers who need additional support, learn from customer’s experiences and explore ways to improve our services for all.
A report by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) and statement from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
This tax information and impact note is about the changes to the Help to Save accounts eligibility criteria for individuals in receipt of Universal Credit.
This provides a summary of the business case for the Health Transformation Programme.
Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare, 22nd Meeting
We're seeking your views on an interim delivery plan to improve the experiences and outcomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
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
Minutes relating to meetings held by the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This sets out our plan to address the challenge of fraud, to stay ahead of evolving threats, and to reduce the levels of fraud and error in the welfare system.
How we provide additional support to our customers and our future plans, considering new technology and modernisation of our services.
This tax information and impact note explains the increase to the High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold, effective from 6 April 2024.
This consultation seeks views on proposed legislative changes that affect enforcement of child maintenance arrears.
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