NAWRA has co-signed a letter urging the Scottish Government to bring forward the introduction of the income supplement for low income families. NAWRA’s representative for Scotland, Craig Samuel, said: “To date Scottish Government have achieved so much with Social Security however if we do not use the powers and mandates, we fought so long for, then it will be a Read more
NAWRA members have reported via the rightsnet discussion forum that clients have been contacted by a loan company offering a ‘government grant’. The loan company then takes information sufficient to verify ID and submit a universal credit claim without the client’s knowledge, arranges an advance and then keeps a substantial amount of it for themselves. The first the client knows Read more
NAWRA members have raised concerns about the date of claim for universal credit claimants who access universal credit via the Help to Claim service operated by Citizens Advice. NAWRA has written to Amber Rudd, secretary of state for work and pensions to ask for clarity on the government’s position. We received a disappointing reply and we responded on 20 June. Read more
NAWRA will meet at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich on 7 June 2019. The full agenda, along with details of travel, accommodation and social evening is now available. NAWRA meetings are only open to members. Find out about joining NAWRA.
NAWRA has submitted a detailed response to the recent consultation on ‘Improving Disability Assistance in Scotland’. In time Disability Assistance will replace Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance as per devolved powers covered in Section 31 of Social Security Act (Scotland) 2018. The points covered in our submission include: It is welcomed from Scottish Government that Disability Read more