Roundup of recent DWP announcements  New Cost of Living Payments from Spring 2023  Millions of the lowest-income households across the UK will get up to £1,350 from the Government in 2023/4 to help with the cost of living. Exact payment windows will be announced closer to the time but are spread across a longer period … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 13 Jan →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Cold Weather Payments As we head into the winter months, households receiving certain benefits could be eligible for extra money to help keep warm during the cold weather between now and the end of March 2023.  DWP’s Cold Weather Payments are an automatic payment of £25 directly paid into bank … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 16 Dec →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Just over a week left to claim Pension Credit and qualify for extra £324  The run up to Christmas is a busy time, but one thing to make sure is on people’s list over the coming week is to find out whether they or their loved ones are eligible for … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 9 Dec →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Help for pensioners with Cost of Living   Over 11 million pensioners have started to receive payments of up to £600 to help with their energy bills this winter. This includes the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, a top up to regular Winter Fuel Payments of an additional £300 per household. … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 25 Nov →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Second Cost of Living Payment and toolkit   From 8 November, households receiving DWP benefits will receive the second part of the £650 Cost of Living Payment. The second payment of £324 will automatically be paid into the bank accounts of those eligible, meaning they will not need to do anything … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 28 Oct →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Employment boost for people receiving mental health support  £122 million is being invested to roll out a vital NHS England service, providing those who receive mental health support with employment advice to help them stay in work or return to the job market quicker, with the right support in place.  … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 21 Oct →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Cost of Living Payment dates  This week the Government announced that households receiving DWP benefits will receive the second part of the £650 Cost of Living Payment from 8 November and continuing through to the 23 November.   Over eight million families have already received the first Cost of Living Payment, … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 7 Oct →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Disability Cost of Living Payment stakeholder toolkit  Over the next few weeks, six million disabled people in the UK will receive a one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment as part of the Government’s Help for Households support.  Those who had confirmed payment of their disability benefit for 25 May … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 23 Sept →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Disability Cost of Living Payment   The £150 disability cost of living payment will be paid automatically from 20 September, with the vast majority of those eligible expected to receive their one-off payment by the beginning of October.   Those who had confirmed payment of their disability benefit for 25 May are expected … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 2 Sept →

Reposted from the Department for Work and Pensions - updated Thurs 1 Sept 2022 This guidance provides a summary of information for employers to help: increase their understanding of disability enable them recruit and support disabled people and those with long term health conditions in work It has links to other resources to enable employers … Continue reading DWP Guidance: Employing disabled people and people with health conditions →

Reposted from the Department for Work and Pensions and Chloe Smith MP Around 6 million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 disability Cost of Living payment from 20 September, the government has confirmed. £150 disability Cost of Living payments to be made from 20 September 20226 million people who are paid certain disability … Continue reading 6 million disabled people to get Cost of Living payment from 20 September 2022 →

Reposted from the Department for Work and Pensions Guidance about signing up for the Disability Confident scheme, and how it can help your business. Contents Why you should become Disability ConfidentHow to become Disability ConfidentLevel 1: Disability Confident CommittedLevel 2: Disability Confident EmployerLevel 3: Disability Confident LeaderAdvice on employing disabled people Print this page The … Continue reading How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme (DWP) →