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Department confirms the move, which it says will allow it to prioritise most vulnerable cases
MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms
Creation of a cash strategy group led by the department will ensure the public still have a choice over how they spend their money, says chancellor
Benefit claimants at risk of 'destitution' if DWP fails to prepare for Universal Credit roll-out, MPs warn
Permanent secretary Peter Schofield details cost of deploying hundreds of civil servants to deal with historical errors
Government says it's "not the case" that it takes outsourcers at their word when they say they're providing high-quality accommodation
All-party group demands perm sec Jon Thompson clarifies key questions on controversial remedy to tax-avoidance measure
National Audit Office says department only has a limited evidence base, two years into 10-year drive to boost employment levels
DWP minister Justin Tomlinson claims department wants to ‘avoid transferring errors from legacy benefits’
Government evaluation finds every £1 spent on the programme delivers £2.28 in economic benefits, with largest benefits for children at serious risk
Policies that address health inequalities and better investment in housing among What Works Centre's proposals
Announcement comes as UC director say "roughly half" of Universal Credit claimants may have been transferred without transitional protection
PCS says department is only willing to temporarily ‘share the pain’ of welfare reform workload rather than provide permanent additional resources for over-stretched staff
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd will set out plans to ensure that the benefits system is an ‘ally of disabled people’
Announcement comes as damning report finds probation service at one of collapsed company's subsidiaries "inadequate"
Judge nods to departmental budget pressures as he hands down 12-month sentence
Union sets out five demands to cut workload of staff at Universal Credit service centres in Wolverhampton and Walsall
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has acknowledged that rollout of benefit reform could have contributed to large increase but says government has made changes to improve reform
Department seeks to engage with potential commercial partners
Government accepts request by MPs as part of a number of recommendations to improve customer service
Department for Work and Pensions insists “zero tolerance” policy is rigorously enforced
Department says the 10,000-claimant pilot will be sufficient to test the managed migration process
Treasury Select Committee chair calls for government action to highlight potential risk to parents
Gerry Reardon picked up the customer service prize at the 2018 Civil Service Awards for his work handling complaints in the government’s landmark welfare reform. He tells Emma Sheppard why he was surprised to win