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Frank Field

October 29, 2019

Government’s defence of injustice to bereaved children cannot stand, says Committee

The Supreme Court ruled over a year ago that the Government’s refusal to pay bereavement benefits to a widowed mother because she was not married to her partner was incompatible with human rights law.
August 1, 2019

UK poverty and destitution levels are a choice to be unmade, says Committee

Some Universal Credit claimants are left with as little as £20 per week to cover bills, food and other essential costs, Work and Pensions Committee finds.
July 6, 2019

Government 'wilfully missed the point' on Universal Credit managed migration tests

Committee says MPs have pleaded with the Government not to transfer claimants to Universal Credit until it can guarantee none will be left destitute.
May 9, 2019

Universal Credit rent losses for claimants and landlords 'not a problem of perception'

Frank Field says the ongoing administrative failures of Universal Credit are biting into incomes already cut, frozen, sanctioned and capped to below basic living costs.
March 6, 2019

Government 'dodging the big questions on disability benefits'

Universal Credit will leave many disabled people worse off, but the Work and Pensions Committee says the government's response to its concerns 'dodges all the big questions'.
February 12, 2019

Universal Credit, foodbanks, and media management

Imagine living in a country where an admission by the government that its own policies were causing hunger amongst the population was greeted as a positive development by social justice campaigners
December 14, 2018

Committee calls for DWP to prove readiness before new Universal Credit powers granted

The DWP must ensure claimant welfare before it gets powers for mass transfer of claimants onto Universal Credit, says the Committee.
October 16, 2017

Select Committee issues scathing statement on Universal Credit

The Work and Pensions Select Committe is highly critical of the DWP's failure to supply requested data, and says Universal Credit appears to be 'very bad news'.