News and case law

14 March, 2023

Claim for housing benefit could not be backdated to start of universal credit severe disability gateway in case where claimant had retrospective award of ESA severe disability premium for period before gateway started

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14 March, 2023

MoJ announces that Access to Justice Foundation has been awarded funding to administer ‘Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support’ grant

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14 March, 2023

Expert Advisory Group makes recommendations for creation of ‘world-leading rights-based system of support’ in Scotland once transfer to devolved disability and carers benefits is complete

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12 March, 2023

Government expected to confirm intention to abolish the work capability assessment

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10 March, 2023

DWP releases internal guidance for staff working on universal credit managed migration

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10 March, 2023

DWP confirms that PIP claims will be automatically disallowed where a review form is not returned in time unless claimant has been identified as needing additional support

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10 March, 2023

Update on Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot shows that uptake is at more than 90 per cent of those eligible to take part

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10 March, 2023

Reduction of SMI loans qualifying period to three months and removal of universal credit zero earnings rule in Northern Ireland

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10 March, 2023

Ensuring that social security benefits uprating provisions in Northern Ireland continue in force

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9 March, 2023

Number of social security and child support appeal cases outstanding rises for fifth quarter in a row

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9 March, 2023

DWP says that it ‘does not have a business requirement’ to retain information about pension credit application processing times

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9 March, 2023

Despite low numbers of ESA work capability assessment mandatory reconsiderations, clearance times reached a record high in January 2023

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8 March, 2023

DWP confirms that no extra funding or staff have been allocated to jobcentres taking part in Additional Jobcentre Support pilot

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Claim for housing benefit could not be backdated to start of universal credit severe disability gateway in case where claimant had retrospective award of ESA severe disability premium for period before gateway started

MoJ announces that Access to Justice Foundation has been awarded funding to administer ‘Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support’ grant

Expert Advisory Group makes recommendations for creation of ‘world-leading rights-based system of support’ in Scotland once transfer to devolved disability and carers benefits is complete

Unite calls on Chancellor to increase and expand the funding of debt advice

Housing Ombudsman issues special report on Catalyst Housing finding that it routinely failed to recognise formal complaints, and aspects of its service were ‘arbitrary, disjointed and concerning’

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Government expected to confirm intention to abolish the work capability assessment

DWP releases internal guidance for staff working on universal credit managed migration

DWP confirms that PIP claims will be automatically disallowed where a review form is not returned in time unless claimant has been identified as needing additional support

FCA publishes new guidance for firms supporting existing mortgage borrowers impacted by rising cost of living

Update on Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot shows that uptake is at more than 90 per cent of those eligible to take part

Reduction of SMI loans qualifying period to three months and removal of universal credit zero earnings rule in Northern Ireland

Ensuring that social security benefits uprating provisions in Northern Ireland continue in force

Number of social security and child support appeal cases outstanding rises for fifth quarter in a row

DWP says that it ‘does not have a business requirement’ to retain information about pension credit application processing times

Despite low numbers of ESA work capability assessment mandatory reconsiderations, clearance times reached a record high in January 2023

Almost 7,500 households presented as homeless in Northern Ireland in the second half of 2022

Neither HM Treasury or HMRC have a good enough understanding of the impacts of the almost £100 billion spent on Covid-19 employment support schemes

DWP confirms that no extra funding or staff have been allocated to jobcentres taking part in Additional Jobcentre Support pilot