Articles tagged with: Stephen Timms
Carer's allowance overpayments review begins in earnest as debt hits £250m
16 Dec 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Carer's allowance overpayments review begins in earnest as debt hits £250m
Total overpayment debt still to be recovered has risen by nearly £100m since 2018-19, NAO report finds
DWP hiring more caseworkers to tackle PIP review delays, minister says
03 Oct 2024 HR
DWP hiring more caseworkers to tackle PIP review delays, minister says
Department has increased caseworker numbers by 5.5% in the last year amid benefits application backlog
Meet the ministers: Department for Work and Pensions
23 Sep 2024
Meet the ministers: Department for Work and Pensions
Your guide to the department's cast of ministerial characters, and what’s in their in-trays
DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud
16 Jan 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud
Perm sec Peter Schofield tells MPs he doubts department can get back to pre-pandemic levels by 2027-28
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
20 Jun 2022 Communications
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
Committee demands explanation for lack of transparency, pointing to nine failures to release information
DWP accused of 'culture of secrecy' after blocking access to benefit sanctions data
03 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP accused of 'culture of secrecy' after blocking access to benefit sanctions data
Glasgow study into the link between sanctions and health issues halted after department refused to release data
Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling
28 May 2020 Legal
Johnson hints at review of no recourse to public funds policy after ‘jaw-dropping’ committee grilling

Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’