DWP is replacing Housing Benefit with Universal Credit under the oversight of Andy Burnham.

The entities involved

• Department for Work and Pensions →

  United Kingdom government ministerial department

  • Burnham has succeeded Starmer as Labour leader and PM, appointing Pat McFadden to run the DWP and John Healey to oversee policy implementation, including PIP threshold changes.Mon 17:27
  • The DWP commissioned the Milburn Review on young people amid reports of rising NEET figures.Mon 15:35
• Andy Burnham →

  British politician (born 1970)

  • Burnham's administration is pushing building rate increases while the UK seeks insights from California's housing policies.Mon 17:38
  • A new scheme has been introduced involving Andy Burnham and BMF aimed at boosting the building materials sector.Mon 17:38
• Universal Credit →

  British social security payment system

  • Andy Burnham is proposing a major overhaul of the welfare system, targeting benefits for reduction, amidst the political context of succeeding Keir Starmer.Sun 14:19
  • Kemi Badenoch has begun critiquing the scale of welfare benefits in the UK.Fri 20:22

Related events

• Starmer's government announced the initial move to lead a DWP benefits crackdown, involving Andy Burnham.Jul 27
• Proposing major reforms to the DWP system, comparing current proposals to those of Sir Tony Blair's administration.Jul 28
• New PM implements DWP reforms while Alan Milburn's review into youth unemployment mandates primary schools identify at-risk youth.Aug 7
• DWP schemes are funded by central government, which addresses financial pressure in Britain.Sun 11:17
• Dan Hodges reports on Andy Burnham's election stance, noting his association with the Labour Party and his fundraising activities in Alli.Sun 00:36