News and case law

17 March, 2020

DWP ‘does not make offers’ to claimants awaiting a tribunal, says Work and Pensions Minister

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17 March, 2020

‘Much more needs to be done to support families in this time of national crisis’, says CPAG

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17 March, 2020 Open access

Amendment of SSP regulations as a result of updated public health guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19)

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17 March, 2020 Open access

Face-to-face assessments for all benefits suspended for three months in Northern Ireland

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17 March, 2020

DWP announces establishment of In-Work Progression Commission

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17 March, 2020

Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative to identify 400,000 awards at highest risk of having unreported changes of circumstances

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17 March, 2020

Miscellaneous amendments to tax credits, child benefit, guardian’s allowance and childcare payment scheme

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17 March, 2020

Restriction of guardian’s allowance uprating to claimants who are ordinarily resident in UK

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16 March, 2020 Open access

All face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits suspended for three months with effect from 17 March 2020

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16 March, 2020

Government tells select committee that access to justice is ‘fundamental’ to the court and tribunal reform programme

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16 March, 2020

Assistance may qualify for activity 3 if required due to nature of therapy tasks rather than physical or mental impairment in performing tasks / consideration of activity 2 and prompting to eat sufficient quantity of food

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16 March, 2020 Open access

People who are self-isolating as a result of coronavirus to be treated as incapable of work for SSP purposes in Northern Ireland

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16 March, 2020 Open access

Temporary reforms to employment and support allowance and universal credit to support claimants during the coronavirus outbreak

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DWP ‘does not make offers’ to claimants awaiting a tribunal, says Work and Pensions Minister

‘Much more needs to be done to support families in this time of national crisis’, says CPAG

Communities Secretary announces £3.2 million emergency funding to help rough sleepers to self-isolate

Amendment of SSP regulations as a result of updated public health guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19)

Face-to-face assessments for all benefits suspended for three months in Northern Ireland

DWP announces establishment of In-Work Progression Commission

Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative to identify 400,000 awards at highest risk of having unreported changes of circumstances

Court of Appeal considers the extent to which an employment tribunal should assist a litigant in person in formulating issues

Miscellaneous amendments to tax credits, child benefit, guardian’s allowance and childcare payment scheme

Restriction of guardian’s allowance uprating to claimants who are ordinarily resident in UK

Increasing threshold below which certain care is not to be charged for in Scotland

Government launches consultation on in-work entitlement to a week of unpaid carer’s leave each year

Welsh Government accepts Homelessness Action Group recommendations on steps it needs to take to end homelessness

All face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits suspended for three months with effect from 17 March 2020

Government tells select committee that access to justice is ‘fundamental’ to the court and tribunal reform programme

Social care charging arrangements for local authorities in 2020/2021

Assistance may qualify for activity 3 if required due to nature of therapy tasks rather than physical or mental impairment in performing tasks / consideration of activity 2 and prompting to eat sufficient quantity of food

People who are self-isolating as a result of coronavirus to be treated as incapable of work for SSP purposes in Northern Ireland

Temporary reforms to employment and support allowance and universal credit to support claimants during the coronavirus outbreak