News and case law

26 February, 2024

Scottish Housing Minister urges UK Government to commit to permanently linking LHA rates to at least the 30th percentile

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23 February, 2024

Amendment of specified diseases and prescribed occupations for purposes of pneumoconiosis compensation

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23 February, 2024

Enabling modification of social security legislation within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament to reflect reciprocal arrangements between the UK and Gibraltar

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22 February, 2024

HMCTS extends court reform programme completion date to March 2025 to ‘ease pressure on the business and ensure continued success’

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22 February, 2024

Single parents on universal credit are more likely to be in work within six months of making a claim compared to those claiming legacy benefits, according to new DWP research

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22 February, 2024

Ombudsman finds council at fault for applying a blanket policy of deducting child benefit when calculating special guardianship allowance

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22 February, 2024

Amendment of social security reciprocal arrangements between the UK and Gibraltar

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22 February, 2024

Bringing Scotland’s discretionary housing payments scheme under the full control of Scottish Ministers

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22 February, 2024

Welsh Government publishes first evaluation of its basic income for care leavers pilot

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21 February, 2024

Next government needs to make ‘quick win’ changes to social security system, as claimants report it is leaving them ‘scared, exhausted and drained’

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21 February, 2024

‘More work needs to be done’ on HMRC’s plan to allow people who did not claim child benefit to receive national insurance credits

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21 February, 2024

New food bank signposting slip is not a change in policy but will better align DWP practices with GDPR

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21 February, 2024

Miscellaneous amendments to tax credit regulations including new disregards of certain compensation payments and changes relating to the roll out of Scottish disability assistance

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20 February, 2024

Jobcentre has become a ‘universal credit monitoring service’ rather than an employment service, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Scottish Housing Minister urges UK Government to commit to permanently linking LHA rates to at least the 30th percentile

MPs warn that homelessness among Ukrainians in the UK is likely to increase as Homes for Ukraine scheme arrangements break down

Amendment of specified diseases and prescribed occupations for purposes of pneumoconiosis compensation

Enabling modification of social security legislation within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament to reflect reciprocal arrangements between the UK and Gibraltar

MSPs say that the Scottish Government has so far been unable to articulate and communicate a model of how the proposed new National Care Service would operate

HMCTS extends court reform programme completion date to March 2025 to ‘ease pressure on the business and ensure continued success’

Single parents on universal credit are more likely to be in work within six months of making a claim compared to those claiming legacy benefits, according to new DWP research

Ombudsman finds council at fault for applying a blanket policy of deducting child benefit when calculating special guardianship allowance

Equality and Human Rights Commission reminds employers of their legal obligations to protect women experiencing menopause in the workplace

Amendment of social security reciprocal arrangements between the UK and Gibraltar

Bringing Scotland’s discretionary housing payments scheme under the full control of Scottish Ministers

Welsh Government publishes first evaluation of its basic income for care leavers pilot

Next government needs to make ‘quick win’ changes to social security system, as claimants report it is leaving them ‘scared, exhausted and drained’

‘More work needs to be done’ on HMRC’s plan to allow people who did not claim child benefit to receive national insurance credits

New food bank signposting slip is not a change in policy but will better align DWP practices with GDPR

Miscellaneous amendments to tax credit regulations including new disregards of certain compensation payments and changes relating to the roll out of Scottish disability assistance

One in eight employees in the UK were paid less than the real living wage in April 2023

Jobcentre has become a ‘universal credit monitoring service’ rather than an employment service, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation