tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/policy-papers-and-consultations Policy papers and consultations 2025-07-17T16:00:06+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/advanced-customer-support-learning-and-improving-from-serious-cases 2025-07-17T16:00:06+01:00 Advanced Customer Support: Learning and improving from serious cases How DWP learns when its customers’ experiences have fallen below expectations and uses this to make changes that improve what it is doing.   tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/treatment-of-compensation-payments-for-miscarriage-of-justice-and-means-tested-benefits 2025-07-11T00:00:00+01:00 Treatment of compensation payments for miscarriage of justice and means-tested benefits From 22 July 2025, the Department for Work and Pensions is no longer counting miscarriage of justice compensation as capital and income when calculating means-tested benefits. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper 2024-06-13T11:11:53+01:00 Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around modernising the welfare system for people with disabilities and health conditions. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/additional-support-for-dwp-customers-booklet 2024-03-19T00:00:00+00:00 Additional Support for DWP Customers: booklet How we provide additional support to our customers and our future plans, considering new technology and modernisation of our services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/work-capability-assessment-activities-and-descriptors 2023-11-22T13:39:34+00:00 Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors This consultation seeks views on changes to the activities and descriptors in the Work Capability Assessment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/government-response-ssac-report-on-the-future-of-working-age-contributory-benefits-for-those-not-in-paid-work 2023-09-12T11:00:05+01:00 Government response: SSAC report on the future of working age contributory benefits for those not in paid work The government’s response to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) report about the future of working age contributory benefits for those not in paid work tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/the-bereavement-benefits-remedial-order-2022-explanatory-memorandum 2022-12-15T15:00:27+00:00 The Bereavement 51²è¹Ý (Remedial) Order 2022: Explanatory memorandum This Order extends eligibility for bereavement benefits. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/stronger-nudge-to-pensions-guidance-statement-of-policy-intent 2020-10-28T09:30:04+00:00 Stronger nudge to pensions guidance: statement of policy intent Paper setting out the government’s policy intent to encourage individuals with occupational pensions to take appropriate pensions guidance. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/dwp-statistics-publication-frequency-statistical-notice 2019-12-19T09:30:06+00:00 DWP statistics publication frequency: statistical notice Statistical notice about a review of the frequency of publication of some benefit statistics. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/changes-to-the-fraud-and-error-statistics 2018-12-06T09:30:03+00:00 Changes to the fraud and error statistics DWP is seeking views on proposed changes to the fraud and error in the benefit system statistics. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/government-response-ssac-report-on-young-people-living-independently 2018-07-30T09:30:00+01:00 Government response: SSAC report on young people living independently The government’s response to SSAC’s report about more support to help young people living independently take advantage of training and employment opportunities.