Our next meeting will take place on Friday 2 September 2016 at the Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP. Agenda Meetings are free to attend and there’s no need to book a place. However, you must be a member of NAWRA to attend the meeting. If you are not already a member, find out more about joining.
Our friend and colleague, Dr David Webster, writes: “I thought you would want to know about this important report from the United Nations, adopted on 24 June, which specifically condemns the current operation of the UK’s benefit sanctions regime. Below I have extracted the section on social security, with the comments on sanctions shown in bold. If Theresa May means Read more
Thanks to everyone who came along to our meeting in Greenwich on 3 June 2016. Slides from the speakers and workshop facilitators are now available in the members’ area.
Our next meeting will take place at the Queen Anne Building, The Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9NN from 9.30am until 4pm on 3 June 2016. agenda map book a place You must be a member of NAWRA to attend the meeting. If you are not already a member, find out more about joining.
Our colleague, Dr David Webster (University of Glasgow) has alerted us to the little known fact that the National Audit Office (NAO) is currently carrying out a study of the DWP’s benefit sanctions regime. The terms of reference are at https://www.nao.org.uk/work-in-progress/benefit-sanctions/. The study will run until the autumn so there is time to send in relevant information and insights to Read more