Contents
People with no recourse to public funds (NRPF)
Health assessments for benefit claims
Special Rules for Terminal Illness
Analysis and impact assessment
Recognising the contribution of DWP staff
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
The impact of Coronavirus on Universal Credit claims
DWP’s response to the volume of new claims
Experiences of the application and identity verification process
Suspension of Advance repayments
Moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit: unintended consequences
Entitlement to transitional protection
4 People with no recourse to public funds
What support is available for people with NRPF?
The benefit cap and Universal Credit uprating
The benefit cap and Local Housing Allowance rates
The benefit cap and deduction rates
6 Health assessments for benefit claims
The challenge of providing medical evidence
Claims started before the outbreak
Appeals and mandatory reconsiderations begun before the coronavirus outbreak
7 Special Rules for Terminal Illness
Claims under the Special Rules for Terminal illness during the coronavirus outbreak
Timeliness of claims under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness
Review of Special Rules for Terminal Illness
Suspension of the Minimum Income Floor in Universal Credit
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
Interaction of SEISS payments and Universal Credit
9 Analysis and impact assessment
10 Recognising the contribution of DWP staff
Rewarding and recognising staff
11 The Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive and the coronavirus pandemic
HSE response to Covid-19 concerns
Coronavirus risk assessment procedures and spot checks
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
The Pensions Regulator’s guidance for employers responding to Covid-19
Employees opting-out of auto-enrolment
Defined benefit pension schemes
Working with other stakeholders
Published: 22 June 2020