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 9 March 2018 Time: 10am – 4.15pm (registration from 9.30am) Location: Stockton Tabernacle, The Square, Stockton on Tees, Read more
NAWRA is a member of the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform (SCoWR). Ahead of further Stage 2 consideration of amendments to the Social Security (Scotland) Bill on 22 February 2018, SCoWR produced a further briefing note for MSPs. This note focuses on amendments in Part 2, Chapter 2 onwards.
The committee directs the policy and general management of the affairs of NAWRA. It consists of representatives from each of the English regions plus two from Wales, one from Scotland, one from Northern Ireland and one nominated by CPAG. This gives a total of 14 representatives. The committee meet at Read more
In Nov 2017, NAWRA wrote to David Gauke MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to highlight three major problems within universal credit. These are not policy issues but operational issues where the legislative processes within universal credit are not being correctly followed and are causing extreme hardship. claimants Read more
NAWRA met in Coventry on 1 Dec 2017. The minutes of the meeting along with slides and notes from the speakers and workshop facilitators are now available in the members area.