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Great expectations: universal credit and expected hours

Cover of Welfare Rights Bulletin 308
Some universal credit (UC) rules regarding work-related activity requirements affect claimants in different ways depending on the levels of certain thresholds. These thresholds should be set by reference to a claimant’s ‘expected hours’. Owen Stevens examines the rules on expected hours.
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Welfare reform reformed

Cover of Welfare Rights Bulletin 308
Major changes have been made to official plans to reform personal independence payment (PIP) and health-related elements in universal credit (UC), and in related areas such as assessments. Susan Mitchell and Simon Osborne describe where we are now.
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Early Warning System update

EWS eBulletin – LCWRA and cancer treatment

Recently, we have been hearing about UC claimants who are undergoing cancer treatment and therefore unable to work not being treated as having LCWRA due to being ineligible for a work capability assessment. As a result, they are stuck in an in inappropriate conditionality group and losing out financially. This Early Warning System bulletin looks at where the DWP is going wrong and how advisers might help claimants in this situation.
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Enhanced support journey – emergency brake?

Front cover of August 2025 edition of CPAG's Welfare Rights Bulletin
Mark Willis looks at the ‘enhanced support journey’ used by the DWP in managed migration to universal credit (UC).
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UC and housing costs problems

Front cover of August 2025 edition of CPAG's Welfare Rights Bulletin
Help with housing costs through universal credit (UC) continues to create problems for tenants. Jessica Strode considers three of the issues reported to CPAG’s judicial review project.
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Scottish social security update

Front cover of August 2025 edition of CPAG's Welfare Rights Bulletin
Jon Shaw looks at recent developments in the Scottish social security system and some highlights of future changes.
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A cautionary tale – advice and AI

Front cover of August 2025 edition of CPAG's Welfare Rights Bulletin
Owen Stevens discusses a recent case illustrating pitfalls associated with inappropriate use of artificial intelligence tools.
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