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NAWRA has written to the chair of the Public Accounts Committee Meg Hillier MP to draw her attention to our correspondence earlier this year with Neil Couling, Director General for the Universal Credit Programme. We wrote to Neil Couling about specific major problems within the operation of universal credit.  His response did not engage with our concerns and refused to address circumstances where UC is not operating as it should. In the Public Accounts Committee evidence session on 9 July …

PAC evidence session with Neil Couling and Peter Schofield 9 July 2018 – ‘listening to stakeholders’ Read more »

The Public Accounts Committee is holding an inquiry into universal credit. NAWRA recently submitted written evidence to the committee.  Many thanks to everyone who contributed with their evidence about the problems with UC.

June’s NAWRA newsletter is here (just a little bit late). NAWRA reps attend the DWP operational stakeholders’ forum and the PIP forum and this is a summary of useful feedback.

Our quarterly meetings are held around the UK and include keynote speakers, workshops and a range of networking and professional development opportunities. Here are details of the next NAWRA meeting: Date: Friday 1 June 2018 Time: 10am – 4pm (registration from 9.30am) Location: Nottingham Law School, Chaucer Building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5LP The meeting is kindly hosted by Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre and Advice Nottingham. Our guest speakers will be Dr Tom Vickers of Nottingham Trent University, …

NAWRA conference in Nottingham 1 June 2018 Read more »

NAWRA was invited to give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee concerning the DWP’s errors in migrating claimants over from incapacity benefit to ESA. This was due to our involvement in writing to the Secretary of State and our response to the consultation – thank you again to all members who contributed by answering our survey. Following the evidence session NAWRA was invited to comment on the DWP’s evidence.  We have submitted this response. Thanks to Daphne Hall for all …

NAWRA comments on the DWP’s evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on 21 May 2018 Read more »