News and case law

3 February, 2017

Government must have a clear plan for how it will financially support disabled people before cuts to ESA are implemented in April, say MPs

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3 February, 2017

Careful fact-finding is required in order to establish whether a previously self-employed woman who gives birth has continued in self-employment

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3 February, 2017

No further jobcentre office closures will be subject to consultation, according to Minister for Employment

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2 February, 2017

Claimant commitments must be tailored to the individual and reflect their health needs, says Director General of Universal Credit

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2 February, 2017

Variation in the LHA cap across the country means funding for supported and sheltered housing will have significant regional differences

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2 February, 2017

Assessing whether an EEA national is a ‘qualified person’

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2 February, 2017

2,300 households were newly subject to the benefit cap in November 2016

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2 February, 2017

Scottish Government to tender contracts worth £96 million for employment support services

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2 February, 2017

CJEU rules DLA care component is exportable in cases where claimant has previously been insured in the UK but is no longer employed

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1 February, 2017

DHPs can be paid to a claimant in receipt of universal credit even where housing costs are paid via a managed payment to landlord

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1 February, 2017

Inequality increasing as benefit cuts drive down income, says Resolution Foundation

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1 February, 2017

Notification of death to a Registrar does not constitute a valid claim for bereavement benefits

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Shelter Scotland calls for new homelessness strategy to reduce time spent in temporary accommodation

Employment case law round up

Government must have a clear plan for how it will financially support disabled people before cuts to ESA are implemented in April, say MPs

Careful fact-finding is required in order to establish whether a previously self-employed woman who gives birth has continued in self-employment

No further jobcentre office closures will be subject to consultation, according to Minister for Employment

Claimant commitments must be tailored to the individual and reflect their health needs, says Director General of Universal Credit

Variation in the LHA cap across the country means funding for supported and sheltered housing will have significant regional differences

Assessing whether an EEA national is a ‘qualified person’

2,300 households were newly subject to the benefit cap in November 2016

Government sets out strategy to support older people to remain in, and return to, the labour market

Scottish Government to tender contracts worth £96 million for employment support services

CJEU rules DLA care component is exportable in cases where claimant has previously been insured in the UK but is no longer employed

Inquiry launched into housing for older people in England

Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Minimum wage rate for agricultural workers in Scotland set at £7.50 per hour

DHPs can be paid to a claimant in receipt of universal credit even where housing costs are paid via a managed payment to landlord

Kuznetsov v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

Inequality increasing as benefit cuts drive down income, says Resolution Foundation

Notification of death to a Registrar does not constitute a valid claim for bereavement benefits