News and case law

9 February, 2022

Work and Pensions Secretary welcomes opening of new temporary jobcentres following closure of more than 100 permanent ones between 2016 and 2018

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9 February, 2022

Government launches consultation on the second state pension age review

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9 February, 2022

Two-stage independent review of Scottish adult disability payment will be commenced later this year

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9 February, 2022

More than 700,000 households in receipt of the housing element of universal credit have rent that exceeds their LHA

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8 February, 2022

Court of Appeal confirms that provision for refugees to make a backdated child tax credit claim from the date they sought asylum continues to apply where that date was before the introduction of full service universal credit

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8 February, 2022

Reduction of period during which limitations on a jobseeker’s work-related requirements are permitted from three months to four weeks

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8 February, 2022

Work and Pensions Secretary confirms DWP is appointing ‘progression champions’ to help people out of low-paid work

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8 February, 2022

House of Commons approves Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022

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8 February, 2022

Regulations that close ‘loopholes’ in the bedroom tax and benefit cap welfare mitigation schemes passed by Northern Ireland Assembly

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8 February, 2022

DWP confirms that it has agreed on the data it needs to provide to the Scottish Government to support the roll out of Scottish child payment for children aged six and over

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7 February, 2022

New Appointed Intermediary Service for vulnerable court and tribunal users to start in April 2022

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7 February, 2022

Amendments to eligibility rules for industrial injuries disablement benefit in Scotland in respect of Dupuytren’s contracture

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7 February, 2022

Transfer of rate relief schemes for owner occupiers in Northern Ireland from the Department of Finance to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

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Work and Pensions Secretary welcomes opening of new temporary jobcentres following closure of more than 100 permanent ones between 2016 and 2018

Government launches consultation on the second state pension age review

Two-stage independent review of Scottish adult disability payment will be commenced later this year

More than 700,000 households in receipt of the housing element of universal credit have rent that exceeds their LHA

Revision of income thresholds for deductions under an attachment of earnings order for council tax arrears in Wales

Court of Appeal confirms that provision for refugees to make a backdated child tax credit claim from the date they sought asylum continues to apply where that date was before the introduction of full service universal credit

Reduction of period during which limitations on a jobseeker’s work-related requirements are permitted from three months to four weeks

Work and Pensions Secretary confirms DWP is appointing ‘progression champions’ to help people out of low-paid work

House of Commons approves Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022

Stuart Andrew appointed as new Minister for Housing at DLUHC

MPs call on government to introduce legislation requiring employers to report ethnicity pay gap data

Regulations that close ‘loopholes’ in the bedroom tax and benefit cap welfare mitigation schemes passed by Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Assembly passes bill to introduce parental bereavement leave and pay

DWP confirms that it has agreed on the data it needs to provide to the Scottish Government to support the roll out of Scottish child payment for children aged six and over

New Appointed Intermediary Service for vulnerable court and tribunal users to start in April 2022

Biggest losers from government’s proposed change to the social care cap in England will be people with only moderate income or assets who also rely on means-tested support towards their care costs

High Court considers whether a landlord was unreasonable in refusing to give consent to a long leaseholder to assign his lease

Amendments to eligibility rules for industrial injuries disablement benefit in Scotland in respect of Dupuytren’s contracture

Transfer of rate relief schemes for owner occupiers in Northern Ireland from the Department of Finance to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive