Supplementary submission to Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry into safeguarding vulnerable claimants

Following NAWRA’s previous submission for the Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into safeguarding vulnerable claimants, we were invited to submit a supplementary submission to the new Committee who have reopened the inquiry. We were asked only to raise new issues so focused on – Risks to the ESA cohort on migration to UC Proposed changes to the WCA and their Read more…

Pension credit delays revisited

At the end of 2022, NAWRA, in conjunction with Greater Manchester Law Centre, carried out a survey investigating delays in processing pension credit claims which highlighted that people were often waiting months for claims to be paid leading to financial hardship.   Our report was used as evidence in a Commons debate about the issue and some improvements were observed. Read more…