This consultation sets out plans and proposals to reform health and disability benefits and employment support. This Green Paper is an important staging post on a journey of reform, building on the vision and approach set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper in November 2024. It sets out our vision, strategy and proposals for change.
The Department for Work and Pensions want to improve and refine their plans by consulting on certain measures as described within this paper.
The consultation can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pathways-to-work-reforming-benefits-and-support-to-get-britain-working-green-paper?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=43870569-74d5-4bec-aa32-9273846a5272&utm_content=daily.
Details of Events (Public and Virtual) can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pathways-to-work-reforming-benefits-and-support-to-get-britain-working-green-paper?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=423ab085-b76d-4c2d-a4ec-820b22688b3c&utm_content=daily.
The web page (HTML) versions of Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4 Evidence Packs were added on 29 May 2025.
Closing date for responses is 30 June 2025.
The Welsh Government are working on improvements to the way Council Tax is collected. This consultation proposes changes to the enforcement framework to help councils manage Council Tax collection in a way that fosters earlier engagement and focusses on earlier intervention to prevent people becoming trapped in harmful cycles of spiralling debt. This includes making the legislative steps in the process clearer, adopting best practice that we know is already happening, and reviewing the amounts households owe at different stages.
The Welsh Government is clear everyone has an obligation to pay Council Tax to help fund local services like schools and social care. Thousands of people are supported to manage Council Tax
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