NAWRA is among a group of more than 40 organisations who have expressed concerns about government proposals to remove the universal credit health element from young people NAWRA co-signed a letter to the Work and Pensions Secretary expressing concerns about proposals to remove the health element from universal credit for Read more
The DWP has confirmed that ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit by their final deadline should have the limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element included from the start of any subsequent claim. At the DWP’s November 2025 universal credit stakeholder engagement forum, advisers highlighted that ESA claimants Read more
In a reception sponsored by Labour MP for Battersea Marsha de Cordova last Tuesday (13 January 2026), held to celebrate its 50th birthday, NAWRA formally launched its campaign calling for advice to be a statutory duty available equally to all who need it and free at the point of delivery. Read more
Our next NAWRA conference will take place in-person on Friday 5 December 2025 at The Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory St, York YO1 6ET. (more…)
DWP statistics out last week revealed that 3% of ESA claimants were failing to migrate safely to universal credit. Alarmingly, this figure rises to 6% for those in receipt of ESA only. With NAWRA members highlighting cases where DWP were refusing to extend the deadline and terminating legacy benefits, despite Read more