NAWRA members will meet on Zoom on Wednesday 7 December 2022 (1.00pm-4.00pm) and Thursday 8 December 2022 (9.30am-1.00pm) Read the agenda We will be hearing from a wide variety of welfare rights practitioners and academics and all members are invited to come along. There’s also an online social event on the evening of Wed 7 Dec for you to meet Read more…
The Commission on Social Security has worked with the charity On Road Media on a research project about how to talk about social security effectively. The report has some interesting insights and useful tips on messages that work to boost support for a stronger social security system. Read the report
NAWRA is concerned that bereavement support payment has not been uprated in line with all the other benefits and tax credits, and in fact has not been uprated since it was introduced in 2017. This is because it was introduced under the Pensions Act 2014 which does not require uprating. On 24 Nov 2022, NAWRA wrote to Stephen Timms in Read more…
Update 23 Nov 2022 We have re-sent our letter to Guy Opperman, the newly appointed Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions. – – – 28 Sep 2022 As highlighted in previous conferences, NAWRA has been working with the Strategic Public Law Centre and others to try and resolve the problem of the DWP’s failure to reliably Read more…
Online workshops 2pm on Wednesday 12th October 2022 – FULL – watch a recording of the session 2pm on Thursday 17th November 2022 – FULL With so much working from home, it is easy to feel isolated and lacking the support that you need. But help is there! Come and find out how easy it is to get support from Read more…