News and case law

20 April, 2021 Open access

Further extension of period over which Covid-19-related easements to benefit rules remain in force

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20 April, 2021 Open access

Around half a million people entitled to universal credit at start of pandemic did not claim it

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20 April, 2021

DWP acknowledges that some PIP claimants on fixed-term awards without a review date are now ‘falling out of payment’ before renewal decisions can be made

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20 April, 2021

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits increased by more than four per cent in the three months to February 2021

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20 April, 2021

DWP confirms that more than 40,000 people are currently repaying carer’s allowance overpayments

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20 April, 2021

DWP’s ‘ambition’ is to restart its mental health learning for work coaches in 2021/2022

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19 April, 2021 Open access

DWP adds new medical guidance on post-Covid Syndrome to staff guide on DLA for children

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19 April, 2021

Local authorities to be responsible for instructing the DWP to stop deductions for council tax and/or council rent arrears from claimants in Breathing Space scheme

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19 April, 2021

Benefit uprating and social security contribution rates for 2021/2022

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19 April, 2021

Payments to local authorities in respect of the Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts service 2021/2022

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19 April, 2021

Housing benefit administration subsidy arrangements for local authorities in 2021/2022

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19 April, 2021

Allocation of additional funding to local authorities to support the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2021/2022

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16 April, 2021

DWP provides copy of 2018 Infrastructure and Projects Authority Universal Credit Full Business Case Review

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Amendments to regulations setting out how a week’s pay is calculated for purposes of calculating statutory payments for furloughed workers

Further extension of period over which Covid-19-related easements to benefit rules remain in force

Court of Appeal rules that employment tribunal erred in ordering employer to re-engage employee in role it had ‘genuine and rational belief’ he would not be capable of fulfilling

Around half a million people entitled to universal credit at start of pandemic did not claim it

DWP acknowledges that some PIP claimants on fixed-term awards without a review date are now ‘falling out of payment’ before renewal decisions can be made

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits increased by more than four per cent in the three months to February 2021

DWP confirms that more than 40,000 people are currently repaying carer’s allowance overpayments

DWP’s ‘ambition’ is to restart its mental health learning for work coaches in 2021/2022

County Court rules for third time that ‘No DSS’ policies used by letting agents are unlawful

DWP adds new medical guidance on post-Covid Syndrome to staff guide on DLA for children

Court of Appeal rules that statutory provisions that prevent foster carers from forming a recognised union are in breach of Article 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights

Local authorities to be responsible for instructing the DWP to stop deductions for council tax and/or council rent arrears from claimants in Breathing Space scheme

Benefit uprating and social security contribution rates for 2021/2022

Payments to local authorities in respect of the Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts service 2021/2022

Housing benefit administration subsidy arrangements for local authorities in 2021/2022

Allocation of additional funding to local authorities to support the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2021/2022

Employment case law round up

DWP provides copy of 2018 Infrastructure and Projects Authority Universal Credit Full Business Case Review

Insecure workers face ‘triple whammy’ of a lack of sick pay, fewer rights and endemic low pay while also having to shoulder more risk of Covid-19 infection