Meetings
NAWRA conference in Newcastle – Mon 23 Mar 2026
NAWRA will meet in-person on Monday 23 March 2026 at Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle, NE1 8QH. (more…)
Members
ESA claimants who fail to migrate to universal credit by final deadline should have the LCWRA element included from start of any subsequent claim
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
Members
NAWRA launches campaign calling for advice to be a statutory duty at House of Commons
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
Campaigns
NAWRA’s call for advice to be a statutory duty
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.
Meetings
Slides from NAWRA conference in York on 5 Dec 2025
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.