News and case law

17 September, 2015

Failure of HMRC and tribunal to properly consider evidence when deciding claimant living with a partner

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17 September, 2015

Breach of duty to disclose must be clearly established to justify overpayment recoverability decision

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16 September, 2015

Regulations introducing cuts to tax credits approved by parliament

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16 September, 2015

Just over 112,000 people on universal credit caseload as at 13 August 2015

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16 September, 2015

49 per cent of new claims for personal independence payment are successful

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16 September, 2015

Over half a million council tax reduction recipients in Scotland

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16 September, 2015

Tribunal’s duties when reconsidering appeals remitted for rehearing by the Upper Tribunal

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15 September, 2015

18-21 year old universal credit claimants in supported accommodation to retain housing benefit after April 2017

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15 September, 2015

Telephone calls to the DWP in respect of working age benefits should be answered in two minutes

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15 September, 2015

Government confirms that UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is investigating UK welfare reforms

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15 September, 2015

‘Good cause’ for failing to attend medical and power of DWP to assess disablement without a medical

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15 September, 2015

No grounds to terminate tax credits award on basis that single claimant was living with husband

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15 September, 2015

Payment of class 3A national insurance contributions in Northern Ireland

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14 September, 2015

Weather stations and postcode districts for social fund cold weather payments purposes

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Failure of HMRC and tribunal to properly consider evidence when deciding claimant living with a partner

Breach of duty to disclose must be clearly established to justify overpayment recoverability decision

Regulations introducing cuts to tax credits approved by parliament

Just over 112,000 people on universal credit caseload as at 13 August 2015

49 per cent of new claims for personal independence payment are successful

Over half a million council tax reduction recipients in Scotland

Charging carers to receive support is wrong, says Carers Trust

How do landlords address poverty?

Tribunal’s duties when reconsidering appeals remitted for rehearing by the Upper Tribunal

18-21 year old universal credit claimants in supported accommodation to retain housing benefit after April 2017

Telephone calls to the DWP in respect of working age benefits should be answered in two minutes

Government confirms that UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is investigating UK welfare reforms

‘Good cause’ for failing to attend medical and power of DWP to assess disablement without a medical

No grounds to terminate tax credits award on basis that single claimant was living with husband

Legal opinion by Adrian Berry on new immigration ‘right to rent’ landlord civil penalties

National Living Wage will have modest effect on most industries, says Resolution Foundation

Trade Union Bill receives second reading in House of Commons

Payment of class 3A national insurance contributions in Northern Ireland

Weather stations and postcode districts for social fund cold weather payments purposes