News and case law

2 February, 2023

DWP confirms that the standard interest rate charged on loans for mortgage interest has increased to 3.03 per cent

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2 February, 2023

Civil Procedure Rules amended to reflect curtailment of ‘Cart’ judicial review of Upper Tribunal decisions that refuse leave to appeal

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2 February, 2023

Changes to the Administrative Earnings Threshold in universal credit from 30 January 2023

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1 February, 2023

Excluding surviving partner of cohabiting couple without children from bereavement payment and bereavement allowance is not discriminatory

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1 February, 2023

Tribunal hearing appeal against HMRC decision to end tax credits following universal credit claim is limited to determining whether SSWP is in fact satisfied that claimant meets basic conditions of entitlement to universal credit

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1 February, 2023

Around 100 requests have been made to waive DWP official error overpayments in each of the last two years

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1 February, 2023

Repeated waves of benefit reform since the 1990s have pushed people into almost entirely part-time and low-earning work

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31 January, 2023

Government estimates that latest increase in the Administrative Earnings Threshold will bring a further 120,000 universal credit claimants into the Intensive Work Search regime

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31 January, 2023

Scottish Government launches consultation on the mobility component of adult disability payment

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31 January, 2023

Government to commission an economic analysis to inform its long-term strategy for civil legal aid

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31 January, 2023

Valuation Office Agency sets out local housing allowance rates for 2023/2024

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Up to 2 per cent of social homes have serious damp and mould problems rated as at least a category 2 hazard under health and safety rating system

DWP confirms that the standard interest rate charged on loans for mortgage interest has increased to 3.03 per cent

Civil Procedure Rules amended to reflect curtailment of ‘Cart’ judicial review of Upper Tribunal decisions that refuse leave to appeal

Changes to the Administrative Earnings Threshold in universal credit from 30 January 2023

Ombudsman launches good practice guide on record keeping for independent care providers

Circumstances in which a person with a universal credit award is disregarded when calculating council tax single person discount in Scotland

Excluding surviving partner of cohabiting couple without children from bereavement payment and bereavement allowance is not discriminatory

Tribunal hearing appeal against HMRC decision to end tax credits following universal credit claim is limited to determining whether SSWP is in fact satisfied that claimant meets basic conditions of entitlement to universal credit

Court of Session rules that obligation to secure suitable interim accommodation under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 may be met even where the accommodation does not meet the special needs of individual household members in all respects

Government publishes new statutory guidance on providing homelessness services to victims of violence

Around 100 requests have been made to waive DWP official error overpayments in each of the last two years

Repeated waves of benefit reform since the 1990s have pushed people into almost entirely part-time and low-earning work

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

Government estimates that latest increase in the Administrative Earnings Threshold will bring a further 120,000 universal credit claimants into the Intensive Work Search regime

Scottish Government launches consultation on the mobility component of adult disability payment

Government to commission an economic analysis to inform its long-term strategy for civil legal aid

Senior President of Tribunals launches consultation on how to exercise new powers to determine the composition of Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal

Valuation Office Agency sets out local housing allowance rates for 2023/2024

Number of children in temporary accommodation in Scotland increased by 10 per cent over the year to September 2022