Progress in implementing Universal Credit
Published on:One in five people on Tax Credits who were invited to move to Universal Credit (UC) did not then claim UC and had their benefits stopped.
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Transforming health assessments for disability benefits
Published on:An early assessment of the progress DWP is making with plans to transform the application and assessment process for disability benefits.
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Department for Work and Pensions 2022-23
Published on:This guide summarises information and insights gained from our examinations of DWP and related bodies and DWP’s annual report and accounts.
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Investigation into supported housing
Published on:Report summarising the National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into the provision of supported housing in England.
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Police recruitment target hit, now to secure the benefits
Published on:We’ve used our Police Uplift Programme report to give context on the Home Office reaching its target of 20,000 new police officers.
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DWP’s approach to customer service
Summer 2024We’re looking at the service the Department for Work & Pensions provides to its customers.
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Employment support
Published on:This briefing presents information on how DWP supports people into work, and the challenges it may face in delivering support.
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Child Maintenance
Published on:This report looks at whether the government is achieving value for money in its management of child maintenance.
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Child Maintenance Client Funds Accounts 2020-21
Published on:The C&AG has qualified his audit opinions on the 1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes Client Funds Account.
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Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England
Published on:Government set an ambitious timetable to expand free childcare; consequently, it’s facing uncertainty on feasibility, costs, and benefits.
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Employment support: The Kickstart Scheme
Published on:This report examines how well DWP’s Kickstart scheme was implemented, and whether it is having the intended positive impact.
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HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2
Summer 2024Following the announced changes to HS2, this report will examine how DfT and HS2 Ltd are approaching their management of costs and benefits on key areas of the programme.
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Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2020-21
Published on:The C&AG of the NAO, Gareth Davies, has qualified his opinion on the regularity of DWP’s 2020-21 financial statements.
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Universal Credit: getting to first payment
Published on:This report examines how the DWP is managing the process of getting to first payment in Universal Credit.
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Investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme
Published on:This investigation sets out how the Department for Education set up and implemented the free school meals voucher scheme.
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Universal Credit advances fraud
Published on:This report outlines the extent of Universal Credit advances fraud and the DWP’s actions to detect, recover and prevent it.
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Investigation into the East West Rail project (Oxford – Cambridge)
Published on:Government needs to ensure its growth plans for Cambridge are aligned with its £6-7bn investment in a new regional railway (East West Rail, Oxford to Cambridge), so it can maximise the economic benefits of the line, a new report by the National Audit Office says.
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Information held by the Department for Work & Pensions on deaths by suicide of benefit claimants
Published on:This briefing was produced for Parliament in response to correspondence we received from The Rt Hon Frank Field.
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Early education and childcare entitlements data visualisation
Published on:Last updated – 29 July 2020 Introduction to the topic Evidence has shown that high-quality early education and childcare can support children’s development and improve their outcomes. The Department for Education funds three entitlements to free early education and childcare in England: By funding the entitlements, the Department for Education aims to support children’s development […]
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Benefit sanctions
Published on:The Department for Work & Pensions is not doing enough to find out how sanctions affect people on benefits.