Practitioners are advised to regularly view the DWP website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions.
The Timms Review: Co-chair Update, April 2026 (30 April 2026) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-timms-review-co-chair-update-april-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=5a0f37ac-7f55-44f0-b32a-d5e40c440ddf&utm_content=daily.
Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2025 to 2026 (30 April 2026) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-guidance-manual-2025-to-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a60869e5-abfb-4320-8935-54d0b13b9efe&utm_content=daily.
Housing Benefit statistics on speed of processing for 2025 to 2026 (29 April 2026) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing-for-2025-to-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c852c5a4-1410-40e9-8872-b86874a417f6&utm_content=daily.
Universal Credit for the self-employed (1 May 2026) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-for-the-self-employed?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8c18d250-de43-46f2-bc1e-90da426fe698&utm_content=daily.
Universal Credit and your claimant commitment (29 April 2026)
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