Welfare reform

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) must use lessons from its recent welfare reforms to improve how it handles change, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said in a report.

The Queen's Speech setting out the Conservative government's plans for its first year of government has included changes to welfare and NHS reform.

Steve Webb remains "open minded but sceptical" about private income protection insurers becoming involved in the state welfare system.

Legal & General (L&G) has responded to the call from the ABI for protection to have a greater role in reducing the state's welfare burden.

A proposal for a compulsory unemployment insurance scheme, run by the private sector, has been put forward by a think-tank.

Changes to health and welfare insurance in Scotland have been recommended by a think-tank following Scotland's No Vote in yesterday's referendum.

The Disability Benefit Consortium has launched its 2014 Big Benefits Survey and is looking for input.

The length of time sick or disabled people are having to wait to find out if they are eligible for benefits is unacceptable, a Work and Pensions Committee report has concluded.

Friends Life has raised £140,000 for the Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre which will go towards initiatives including a welfare benefits advice service.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has not achieved value for money in implementing Universal Credit and has suffered a series of setbacks as a result.