News and case law

8 January, 2021

New draft legislation extends rights to review finalised tax credit awards to enable further backdating of disability element awards

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8 January, 2021

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber publishes guidance for litigants in person

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8 January, 2021

Removal of SDP Gateway and eligibility for SDP transitional protection in universal credit for new claimants in Northern Ireland

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7 January, 2021

Removal of SDP Gateway and eligibility for SDP transitional protection in universal credit for new claimants

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7 January, 2021

Labour Party appoints new shadow pensions minister

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7 January, 2021 Open access

Public and Commercial Services Union calls for suspension of all conditionality and sanction activity

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7 January, 2021 Open access

Benefit deductions for debt can more than offset the £20 ‘uplift’ to universal credit, sending families deeper into poverty

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7 January, 2021

Tribunals are not ordinarily required to give anything beyond brief reasons as to why they are not adjourning a PIP appeal in order to obtain DLA evidence

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6 January, 2021 Open access

DWP issues updated jobcentre guidance in response to announcement of third national lockdown in England

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6 January, 2021

SSAC recommends that DWP recruits a large-scale panel of disabled people with social security experience to consult with and draw from to work on detailed projects

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6 January, 2021 Open access

Providing for one-off payment of £200 to be made to eligible people under Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland

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6 January, 2021 Open access

Department for Communities confirms it is proposing to reduce Covid-19 discretionary support grant budget requirement by £2m in 2020/2021

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6 January, 2021

Consideration of eligibility for mobility component where claimant had history of some walking at airports when travelling to and from the UK

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New draft legislation extends rights to review finalised tax credit awards to enable further backdating of disability element awards

St Mungo’s calls on government to urgently extend Protect Programme for rough sleepers to all parts of England

High Court of Northern Ireland considers possession claim by executors of property owner’s estate against partner that continued to occupy the property

Northern Ireland Economy Minister extends closing date of Covid-19 Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme and amends scheme to allow more people to qualify

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber publishes guidance for litigants in person

Removal of SDP Gateway and eligibility for SDP transitional protection in universal credit for new claimants in Northern Ireland

Removal of SDP Gateway and eligibility for SDP transitional protection in universal credit for new claimants

Ban on eviction orders in Scotland to be extended to 31 March 2021

Labour Party appoints new shadow pensions minister

Public and Commercial Services Union calls for suspension of all conditionality and sanction activity

Benefit deductions for debt can more than offset the £20 ‘uplift’ to universal credit, sending families deeper into poverty

Government announces reforms of the leasehold system, including new right to extend leases by up to 990 years at a zero ground rent

Tribunals are not ordinarily required to give anything beyond brief reasons as to why they are not adjourning a PIP appeal in order to obtain DLA evidence

Housing Law Practitioners’ Association calls on government to extend ban on evictions beyond 11 January 2021

DWP issues updated jobcentre guidance in response to announcement of third national lockdown in England

SSAC recommends that DWP recruits a large-scale panel of disabled people with social security experience to consult with and draw from to work on detailed projects

Providing for one-off payment of £200 to be made to eligible people under Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland

Department for Communities confirms it is proposing to reduce Covid-19 discretionary support grant budget requirement by £2m in 2020/2021

Consideration of eligibility for mobility component where claimant had history of some walking at airports when travelling to and from the UK