NAWRA will meet in-person on Monday 23 March 2026 at Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle, NE1 8QH. Read the agenda Please arrive from 9.30am for a 10am start. The conference will finish at 4pm. All NAWRA members are welcome. The conference is free to attend but open to members only. Many thanks to Newcastle Welfare Rights Service for hosting us. We Read more
The DWP has confirmed that ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit by their final deadline should have the limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element included from the start of any subsequent claim. At the DWP’s November 2025 universal credit stakeholder engagement forum, advisers highlighted that ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit, but then subsequently Read more
In a reception sponsored by Labour MP for Battersea Marsha de Cordova last Tuesday (13 January 2026), held to celebrate its 50th birthday, NAWRA formally launched its campaign calling for advice to be a statutory duty available equally to all who need it and free at the point of delivery. Opening the event, Ms de Cordova highlighted that research shows Read more
NAWRA is calling upon UK governments to introduce a statutory duty to provide social welfare advice, available equally to all who need it and free at the point of delivery.
Thanks to everyone who came along to NAWRA’s conference in York last week, the speakers and workshop facilitators, and to Welfare Benefits Unit for hosting us. Slides from the conference sessions are now available in the members area of our website.