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News and case law

DWP and Scottish Government face legal challenge to decision to cut winter fuel payment

When extrapolating ability from activities that are not in descriptors, tribunal must use activities that are genuinely comparable to the ones being assessed

Tribunal’s failure to take account of Secretary of State’s pre-hearing PIP ‘offer’ of additional point-scoring descriptors amounted to an error of law

Ombudsman reiterates call for independent care providers to be required to signpost complainants to its service in the same way as council-funded providers

Scottish Government lays draft regulations for pension age winter heating payment

Scotland’s Finance Secretary calls for abolition of two-child limit and delivery of an Essentials Guarantee to be included in UK Government’s Autumn Budget

Minister for Communities says there are ‘no plans’ to ban no fault evictions in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s hardship fund will not be restored in 2024/2025 due to ‘financial constraints’

Reports and briefings

Overcoming the five week wait: A discussion paper

Why estate demolition cannot solve London’s housing emergency

Disability Price Tag 2024: Living with the extra cost of disability

Discussion

new DWP transitional element guidance

Child Benefit and QYP whilst working

Will refusal of S117 funding preclude funding in the…

Rightsjobs

Regional Casework Coordinator - South East

Forcesline Manager

Debt & Welfare Benefits Adviser / Debt & Welfare Benefits Trainee Adviser

Training and events

Maximising Household Income

Universal Credit for Disabled People

Benefit Essentials with Disability Rights UK and CPAG (online)