Reports show benefits of money and welfare rights advisors in primary care settings
26 November 2025
The Improvement Service have published four further reports that consider the effectiveness of Welfare Advice and Health Partnerships (WAHPs) as...
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UK Government must scrap punitive welfare policies
24 November 2025
Published14 November 2025 Social Justice Secretary urges Chancellor to remove two-child limit and benefit cap. Ahead of a series of...
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ACVO Event – “Claiming Benefits: What Are People Entitled To?”
24 November 2025
Susan Morrison (ACVO Development Officer for Community Planning Partnership) and I are holding an in-person event on the 2nd of...
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Scotland Faces £2.6bn Fiscal Gap
3 November 2025
Key Points: Scottish Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026–27 1. Strategic Financial Planning & Fiscal Pressures 2. Delays to Fiscal Events & Publications...
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Key Changes to Legacy Benefits
3 November 2025
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 35) (Abolition of Benefits) Order 2025 What’s Happening? This order brings major changes...
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TV Licensing Training for Money Advisors
3 November 2025
As part of Talk Money Week, we’re highlighting the importance of frontline money advisors staying informed on TV Licensing support....
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Universal Credit: the “£4.35 Rule” and Savings Deductions
3 November 2025
Universal Credit: Advisers Warned About the “£4.35 Rule” and Savings Deductions Advisers are being urged to ensure Universal Credit claimants...
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Caselaw: Commercial Tenancy Test for UC Housing Cost
3 November 2025
Whether a tenancy was “commercial” for the purposes of calculating the housing costs element in a Universal Credit claim. DB...
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Briefing Document: Energy Debt Relief Proposal
3 November 2025
Ofgem has proposed a new scheme to help alleviate the growing burden of energy debt, which has reached a record...
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Understanding Pension Credit
3 November 2025
Understanding Pension Credit: What Homeowners and Savers Need to Know If you’re over the age of 66 and concerned about...
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DWP Faces Mounting Backlog as Existing Claimants Wait for WCA Assessments
3 November 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is under growing pressure after figures revealed a stark imbalance in Work Capability...
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REPORTING LIMITED CAPABILITY FOR WORK AND WORK–RELATED ACTIVITY BEFORE APRIL 2026
3 November 2025
KEY CHANGE ACTION REQUIRED ADVISER GUIDANCE WHY IT MATTERS
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Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work: Government Response
3 November 2025
Date Published: Thursday 23 October 2025 Government will not delay introduction of cuts to the Universal Credit health element from April...
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Boosting crisis support
3 November 2025
Published 27 October 2025 New funding to prevent homelessness and expand emergency grants. Efforts to tackle homelessness, reduce poverty and...
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Publication – Consultation paper Future of council tax in Scotland:
3 November 2025
Consultation This consultation paper sets out a range of options for how the council tax system in Scotland could be...
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Access to justice is only possible with a strong, independent advice sector
3 November 2025
September 30, 2025 AdviceUK, the UK’s largest network of independent advice services, has submitted its response to the Justice Committee...
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