Thanks to everyone who attended our conference in Salford in March and to Salford City Council’s welfare rights team for hosting us. The notes and presentations from the day are now available in the members area.
The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee recently contacted NAWRA asking for case studies which demonstrate some of the inflexibilities in the current 6 month rule for claimants with a terminal illness. We compiled the evidence in a letter to the chair, Frank Field. A huge thank you to everyone who sent in case studies and evidence about terminal illness and to Daphne Hall for drafting. The Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee Frank Field has now written …
‘Special rules’ for terminal illness – our evidence to the work and pensions committee Read more »
Amber Rudd and Neil Couling have told the Work and Pensions Committee that the DWP will pay compensation to claimants who have been misadvised, by the DWP, to claim universal credit and have lost out as a result. Giving evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee, Amber Rudd and Neil Couling were questioned about the evidence that Jobcentres were misadvising claimants to move on to universal credit. This was as a direct result of evidence provided by NAWRA in our …
DWP to pay compensation to wrongly advised claimants? Read more »
In early February, we wrote to the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Amber Rudd. As we have not received a reply, we have written to her again. Our original letter welcomed her to the post, summarised our main concerns about Universal Credit and made an offer to meet with her for further discussion.
We are so proud, and this is for each and every one of our fantastic members. Salford City Mayor welcomes ‘national heroes’
