Pensions & Public Benefits

37+ min ago   (286+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on automatic consolidation of deferred small pension pots The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the launch of a consultation on small pot consolidation. The DWP is looking into…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (492+ words) Andy Burnham’s government could soften DWP rules, according to Neil Couling Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits claimants could be spared sanctions for a first breach of DWP welfare rules under a Labour Party government shake-up. Andy Burnham’s government…...

6+ hour ago   (365+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a clarification - after it confirmed “reforms” to the benefits and welfare system set to save £1.9 billion by the end of 2030/31. In an update over the reforms, which were first announced by…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (853+ words) SUCCESSION PLANNING and public celebration typically accompany executive retirements. They provide for an orderly leadership transition and public acknowledgment of a job well done. So, two simple questions arise whenever top government employees leave their jobs in hastily announced retirements…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (56+ words) Gov't Sets Out Small Pension Pot Consolidation Plans law360.com Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law Gov't Sets Out…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (226+ words) UNI Global Union today published an investigation into working conditions at G4S, an Allied Universal company, in India, documenting a pattern of unpaid overtime, denial of written contracts and suppression of unionization among the private security guards who protect the country’s…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (266+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions has released its latest Accredited Official Statistics covering the outcomes of completed Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessments, according to the published statistics. The release, dated 15 September 2026, summarises outcomes for both initial and…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1111+ words) Office turned over partial Social Security numbers, not driver’s license numbers Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen responded to a legislative subpoena to disclose voter roll information her office provided to the federal government, but also objected to the demand…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (70+ words) States are preparing for major changes to the SNAP food-assistance program. Beginning October First, states will be responsible for 75 percent of SNAP administrative costs, while the federal government’s share drops from 50 percent to 25 percent. The change is part of the…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (776+ words) The number of people in England and Wales entitled to personal independence payments, known as Pip, has soared to a record high. Pip is the main benefit paid to someone who has a long-term physical or mental health condition or…...