News and case law

13 January, 2021 Open access

Response to Covid-19 pandemic should be measured by ‘how just and compassionate it is to people in poverty’, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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13 January, 2021

Uprating of prescribed council tax reduction scheme applicable amounts for people who reach pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021

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12 January, 2021

Department for Communities issues Directions to authorise electronic claims for employment and support allowance in Northern Ireland

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12 January, 2021

Time that DWP ‘took the blinkers off’ and looked at real impact of five-week wait for universal credit, says Chair of Select Committee

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12 January, 2021 Open access

CPAG calls on government to urgently prioritise cash payments to families as replacement for free school meals during Covid-19 lockdown

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12 January, 2021 Open access

More than half of PIP claimants whose award has been extended due to Covid-19 have not yet been notified of extension

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12 January, 2021 Open access

DWP Minister summarises recent changes to SSP entitlement rules designed to support workers affected by Covid-19 pandemic

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12 January, 2021 Open access

DWP confirms that it has no plans to suspend repayments of universal credit advances and sanctions for claimants during current Covid-19 lockdown

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12 January, 2021 Open access

While average household spending has fallen during the Covid-19 pandemic, one in three low-income families have experienced increased spending pressures

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11 January, 2021 Open access

Labour leader calls on government to put families first by providing further financial support during current lockdown

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11 January, 2021

Whether benefit awards made to claimant using a fictitious identity that had been granted British Citizenship were properly revised, reversed and found recoverable

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Response to Covid-19 pandemic should be measured by ‘how just and compassionate it is to people in poverty’, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Uprating of prescribed council tax reduction scheme applicable amounts for people who reach pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021

Increasing student loan repayment earnings threshold to £25,000 in Scotland

Department for Communities issues Directions to authorise electronic claims for employment and support allowance in Northern Ireland

Time that DWP ‘took the blinkers off’ and looked at real impact of five-week wait for universal credit, says Chair of Select Committee

CPAG calls on government to urgently prioritise cash payments to families as replacement for free school meals during Covid-19 lockdown

More than half of PIP claimants whose award has been extended due to Covid-19 have not yet been notified of extension

DWP Minister summarises recent changes to SSP entitlement rules designed to support workers affected by Covid-19 pandemic

DWP confirms that it has no plans to suspend repayments of universal credit advances and sanctions for claimants during current Covid-19 lockdown

Insolvency Service launches consultation on debt relief order eligibility criteria

While average household spending has fallen during the Covid-19 pandemic, one in three low-income families have experienced increased spending pressures

Labour leader calls on government to put families first by providing further financial support during current lockdown

Whether benefit awards made to claimant using a fictitious identity that had been granted British Citizenship were properly revised, reversed and found recoverable

High Court declares that enforcement agent may enter into controlled goods agreement with debtor whether or not they have physically entered premises where goods are located

Employment case law round up

Extension of eviction ban in England to 21 February 2021

Extension of ban on enforcement of eviction action in Wales to 31 March 2021

Government confirms plan to launch mediation pilot for landlords and renters as part of the possession process

Housing charities welcome government announcement of ‘extra support’ to help protect rough sleepers from the effects of Covid-19