#CABconf Welfare Rights and welfare wrongs Alan Markey Head of Welfare Benefits team & ‘Adviser’ editor Citizens Advice Specialist Support.

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#CABconf Welfare Rights and welfare wrongs Alan Markey Head of Welfare Benefits team & ‘Adviser’ editor Citizens Advice Specialist Support

#CABconf Outline Key welfare reforms Impact on clients and the service Preparing for change Are we on the right track?

#CABconf Key Government aims “…the biggest change since Beveridge introduced the welfare system” Incentives – ‘making work pay’ Reduce ‘welfare dependency’ Reduce complexity – ‘simplification’ Reduce the benefits bill

#CABconf Where the cuts will hit – p.a. by 2014

#CABconf Key changes 2010 budget & spending reviews Time limiting of contribution- based ESA Universal Credit Personal Independence Payment Localisation of Council Tax support Reform of the social fund Benefit cap

#CABconf Housing Benefit 5 million households claiming HB LHA rates uprated by CPI, not by actual rents Single room rent applies to < 35s ‘Bedroom tax’ – under occupancy penalties Non-dependent deductions ‘updated’ Consultation on future of SMI

#CABconf Universal Credit Replacing all working age means- tested benefits 7.5 million households affected ‘Making work pay’ Integrates all allowances, childcare, housing costs Tough sanctions regime Online claims and ‘real-time’ adjustment via PAYE

#CABconf UC timetable April Pathfinder areas Oct 2013 – New claims nationally All existing claimants transferred in phased 4 year programme to Oct 2017

#CABconf Personal Independence Payment (PIP) 3.2m people affected Reform led by 20% budget cut All claims medically assessed Tougher, points based criteria 2 components – ‘mobility’ and ‘daily living’ 2 rates – ‘standard’ or ‘enhanced’ Special rules for terminal illness

#CABconf PIP timetable April new claimants in North of England June 2013 – all new claimants Oct current DLA claimants ‘invited to claim’ Jan 14 -Mar 16 – all reassessed Children and older claimants not migrated (yet?)

#CABconf Localisation - support for Council tax 6 million claimants, average £16 per week LAs given CTB budget (less 10%) Schemes in place by 31 Jan 2013 CTB abolished from April 2013 No change to current scheme for pensioners 20% cut for working age claimants? Challenges to Valuation Tribunal

#CABconf Localisation – Social Fund Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans abolished Budgeting Loans replaced by ‘budgeting advances’ in UC SF budgets given to local authorities Local arrangements (food banks, CUs, furniture schemes, etc.) Provision for crisis situations unclear Independent Review Service abolished

#CABconf Benefit cap “…so that no person can receive more in welfare than median after-tax earnings for working households” households affected Introduced from April 2013 Applies to ‘out-of-work’ and part-time workers £500 pw for couples and lone parents £350 pw for single people No consideration of personal circumstances

#CABconf Overpayments, penalties and sanctions UC, JSA, ESA overpayments all recoverable No right of appeal Recovery by earnings deductions 6 year limitation rule does not apply to recovery from benefit Extension of admin penalties £50 penalty for ‘misrepresentation’ or ‘failure to provide information’

#CABconf Delivery changes ‘Digital by default’ JSA can be claimed online but less than 1/3 do risks & challenges Monthly payment to household budgeting challenges rent no longer paid to landlords child payments no longer to main carer Exceptions will be available but to what extent?

#CABconf Financial impacts on all claimants UC: 400,000 will lose over £50 a week Housing: affordable housing harder to find Council tax: less support = hardship and debt Sanctions: risks for most vulnerable Social Fund: no guarantees of help Benefit cap: 67,000 households lose £83 pw

#CABconf Financial impacts on disabled & pensioners PIP: 0.5m fewer entitled, thousands with lower awards ESA: up to 300,000 will lose over £95 a week UC: Less support for disabled adults and disabled children Pensioners: with working age partners lose £100 a week

#CABconf Impact on bureaux Potential for huge increase in demand for advice 90% of clients are working age Changes in delivery and entitlement (ESA +53% in Q3) Benefits now largest enquiry area (34%) Face to face is preferred channel Increased complexity - 3 systems in operation Increased demand for debt, housing advice and financial capability work Context of Legal Aid cuts and £23m funding cuts to bureaux

#CABconf Influencing change nationally Briefings & lobbying – significant concessions Halving of PIP waiting period for entitlement Extra £300,000 for childcare 9 month grace after job loss before benefit cap applies Chaired consortium of 30 organisations Project to challenge support for disabled adults & children in Universal Credit Working with DWP on delivery design need for face to face advice budgeting support direct payment to money to landlord system design

#CABconf Influencing change locally Social Fund – guidance on opportunities and challenges Council tax – assisting bureau to work with LAs on design of support Financial capability - developing core money management skills and strengthening delivery networks Awareness raising – through forums and networks

#CABconf Meeting the challenge nationally Cross divisional team working with bureaux Developing products & services, including: AdviserNet resource page Series of briefings and news updates Series of video learning updates Face to face update training Secondment to DWP as 'Claimant Champion’ and ongoing dialogue Campaigning work

#CABconf Over to you! Are we on the right track? Is the AdviserNet page useful? How could it be improved? What else would be useful? Are you developing anything locally? Is there good practice we could share? Anything else?

#CABconf Welfare Reform Programme Manager Head of Welfare Benefits, Specialist Support Head of Welfare Policy