News and case law

24 April, 2020 Open access

Increase in annual income threshold above which a claimant may not normally be eligible for discretionary support in Northern Ireland

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24 April, 2020

Amendments to secondary legislation in consequence of introduction of statutory parental bereavement leave and pay

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23 April, 2020 Open access

Disability benefit awards to be automatically extended by six months if due for reassessment in the next three months

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23 April, 2020 Open access

Government provides update on how income and savings of self-employed people will be treated when claiming universal credit during the COVID-19 outbreak

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23 April, 2020

Commencement of Social Security (Scotland) Act powers to make regulations to provide Winter Heating Assistance

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23 April, 2020

Pension credit severe disability addition can be payable to a claimant who is not entitled to attendance allowance but receives an ‘equivalent’ Polish benefit

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23 April, 2020

Whether income support including a disability premium is ‘paid on grounds of incapacity for work or disability’ / whether income support is extinguished or suspended where claimant is imprisoned

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22 April, 2020 Open access

DWP needs to ‘enhance its trustworthiness’ by publishing information that it has publicly committed to release, says UK Statistics Authority

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22 April, 2020 Open access

As first universal credit claims since lockdown go into payment, DWP forecasts that at least 93 per cent will be paid in full and on time

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22 April, 2020 Open access

Coronavirus pandemic has exposed the benefit cap and two-child limit as ‘inherently arbitrary’, say anti-poverty campaigners

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22 April, 2020 Open access

DWP and Post Office launch joint initiative to deliver cash benefit payments direct to homes of claimants most at risk from coronavirus

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22 April, 2020 Open access

Northern Ireland Assembly approves increase in access to discretionary support in response to coronavirus outbreak

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More than a quarter of workers were furloughed in first two weeks of the coronavirus lockdown

Unpaid carers are ‘close to burnout’ as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

Employment Tribunals President issues new Practice Direction on vulnerable parties and witnesses

Increase in annual income threshold above which a claimant may not normally be eligible for discretionary support in Northern Ireland

HMRC issues guidance to employers on reporting payments made under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme through the RTI system

Amendments to secondary legislation in consequence of introduction of statutory parental bereavement leave and pay

Disability benefit awards to be automatically extended by six months if due for reassessment in the next three months

Government provides update on how income and savings of self-employed people will be treated when claiming universal credit during the COVID-19 outbreak

Commencement of Social Security (Scotland) Act powers to make regulations to provide Winter Heating Assistance

Pension credit severe disability addition can be payable to a claimant who is not entitled to attendance allowance but receives an ‘equivalent’ Polish benefit

Court of Session considers council tax valuation of affordable housing units subject to ‘golden share’ provisions

Whether income support including a disability premium is ‘paid on grounds of incapacity for work or disability’ / whether income support is extinguished or suspended where claimant is imprisoned

DWP needs to ‘enhance its trustworthiness’ by publishing information that it has publicly committed to release, says UK Statistics Authority

As first universal credit claims since lockdown go into payment, DWP forecasts that at least 93 per cent will be paid in full and on time

Coronavirus pandemic has exposed the benefit cap and two-child limit as ‘inherently arbitrary’, say anti-poverty campaigners

DWP and Post Office launch joint initiative to deliver cash benefit payments direct to homes of claimants most at risk from coronavirus

High Court considers whether administrators of a company that has furloughed its employees, pending payments from the CJRS, can avoid ‘adoption’ of the employees’ contracts

Government issues new COVID-19 guidance for people in receipt of direct payments for care and support

Northern Ireland Assembly approves increase in access to discretionary support in response to coronavirus outbreak