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Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim

Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experiences of delivering the Household Support Fund.

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By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023

Councils could deliver welfare better than the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), leaders have claimed.

Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to tell their experiences of delivering the Household Support Fund.

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