The rationale used to ultimately assess whether certain contribution notices can be issued needs further fine tuning, leading industry associations say.
DWP confirms general levy hike from April; Option one chosen
Smith: It is only fair that DB schemes pay the most as this is where most of the regulator’s energy is focused
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) Regulations Review 2020, the DWP said option one was preferred as it would better reflect the differing levels of attention devoted by the supervisory regime as against scheme type .
At the same time, it said this option would preserve the collective approach that underpins the current levy system , together with the inherent simplicity and operability of a levy system based on the number of members in each scheme.
Spring Budget 2021: DWP to backdate £3bn in state pension underpayments to women
Over next six years
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has forecast a payment of £3bn over the next six years to address underpayments of the state pension to women dating back two decades.
Published on Wednesday (3 March), the Office for Budget Responsibility Economic and Fiscal Outlook said the DWP had identified underpayments of state pension relating to entitlements for certain married.
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THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is using “excessive surveillance” against disabled people suspected of committing benefit fraud, a new report alleges.
Measures include following claimants, obtaining CCTV footage from supermarkets and requesting membership information from gyms and even bingo halls.
The shocking level of surveillance in the welfare system was revealed by Privacy International following an analysis of a 995-page guide to DWP staff on how to conduct fraud investigations.
Information obtained through surveillance is used to find out claimants’ living arrangements and, more disturbingly, to assess whether someone claiming disability benefit is in fact disabled.
The guide states that surveillance should be used to “obtain evidence of a person’s physical capability and in some cases their mental capability too.”