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Navigating the final stages of Universal Credit transition
Read more: Navigating the final stages of Universal Credit transitionWhere do we currently stand? Well, as of January 2025, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in the final stages of transitioning all claimants from legacy benefits to Universal Credit (UC), a process known as managed migration. This initiative aims to consolidate multiple benefits into a single, streamlined payment system which is Universal Credit.…
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Ofgem’s Proposed Changes to the Energy Sector
Read more: Ofgem’s Proposed Changes to the Energy SectorThe effects of the energy crisis of the last few years continue to be felt up and down the UK and while energy prices have stabilised, people still face energy bills significantly higher than what they were previously.
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What does the Budget mean for Crisis Support?
Read more: What does the Budget mean for Crisis Support?The Budget was the government’s chance to begin to fix these issues, but how effective is it when it comes to helping people needing what the Society Matters group call ‘crisis support?’
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Our reaction to the 2024 Autumn Budget
Read more: Our reaction to the 2024 Autumn BudgetLet’s begin with the positives. The Chancellor announced a 77p increase in the National minimum wage, which will take effect in April 2025.
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New opportunity as Social Delivery Manager with Society Matters – apply by Friday!
Read more: New opportunity as Social Delivery Manager with Society Matters – apply by Friday!We’d like to share an opportunity to become Social Delivery Manager with Society Matters. There is only a short turn around for this ad, and you have until 1st November to respond!
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The cost of Caring: The reality of poverty among unpaid carers
Read more: The cost of Caring: The reality of poverty among unpaid carersWith debate continuing on around the scandal of the DWP chasing carers, a subset of the population significantly more likely to live in poverty, for sometimes thousands of pounds in overpayment of Carers Allowance, Society Matters wanted to take some time to examine ‘the people behind the process,’ unpack some shocking statistics and think about…
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Spotlight on prisoners – What is the state of the prison estate?
Read more: Spotlight on prisoners – What is the state of the prison estate?What happens to a person’s benefit entitlement in prison, and what impact might this have on the families a prisoner leaves behind?
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Our breakdown of The King’s Speech 2024
Read more: Our breakdown of The King’s Speech 2024With the recent State Opening of Parliament, this heralds the first term of a new Labour government since 1997. The King’s Speech outlined the legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary year and set out the new government’s priorities. Society Matters Trainer Gareth Newman takes us through what the announcements could mean for us all in…
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Benefits suspensions – Caught in the net
Read more: Benefits suspensions – Caught in the net‘Benefit suspensions in cases of fraud do not affect many of the clients we deal with day to day, but we know that where they are affected, they are acutely vulnerable to hardship.’
