News and case law

23 January, 2024

Welsh Government publishes Benefits Charter as part of Child Poverty Strategy 2024

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22 January, 2024

Court of Appeal rules that section 38(1A) Tax Credits Act 2002 provisions that prevent appeals following HMRC refusal to extend time to seek review are ‘ultra vires’ the enabling legislation

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22 January, 2024

DWP contacts claimants who may have been underpaid new-style jobseeker’s allowance because they also received income from inherited pensions

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22 January, 2024

UK social security system fails to provide a ‘safety net worth its name’

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19 January, 2024

OBR estimates that almost two-thirds of the reduction in LCWRA caseload following reform of WCA will be as a result of removal of the LCWRA ‘mobilising’ descriptor

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19 January, 2024

‘Move to UC’ roll out to Mercia brought forward by a week at short notice

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18 January, 2024

DWP confirms that claimants with a vulnerability will not have their claim closed for disengaging from the jobcentre

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18 January, 2024

Government confirms six new appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee

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18 January, 2024

DWP seeks views on its approach to developing a new measure of poverty

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18 January, 2024

Early commencement of specified sections of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 to assist implementation of its remaining provisions in July 2024

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18 January, 2024

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in Wales for 2024/2025

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17 January, 2024

At 20 per cent understaffed, the jobcentre network is ‘feeling the pain’ of DWP’s staffing crisis the most, says PCS

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17 January, 2024

DWP finds that IIAC delivers ‘high quality, well thought out recommendations’ based on the ‘highest standards of research and analysis’

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17 January, 2024

Bill incorporating United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child into Scottish law receives Royal Assent

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Welsh Government publishes Benefits Charter as part of Child Poverty Strategy 2024

Court of Appeal rules that section 38(1A) Tax Credits Act 2002 provisions that prevent appeals following HMRC refusal to extend time to seek review are ‘ultra vires’ the enabling legislation

DWP contacts claimants who may have been underpaid new-style jobseeker’s allowance because they also received income from inherited pensions

UK social security system fails to provide a ‘safety net worth its name’

Select Committee launches survey seeking disabled people’s views and experiences of finding or adapting suitable housing

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

OBR estimates that almost two-thirds of the reduction in LCWRA caseload following reform of WCA will be as a result of removal of the LCWRA ‘mobilising’ descriptor

‘Move to UC’ roll out to Mercia brought forward by a week at short notice

Government issues direction requiring Social Housing Regulator to set standards for social landlords to provide information to tenants about their rights

MPs call on government to update Decent Homes Standard for social rented sector and extend it to private rented sector without further delay

DWP confirms that claimants with a vulnerability will not have their claim closed for disengaging from the jobcentre

Government confirms six new appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee

DWP seeks views on its approach to developing a new measure of poverty

Amerdeep Somal appointed as the new Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Early commencement of specified sections of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 to assist implementation of its remaining provisions in July 2024

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in Wales for 2024/2025

At 20 per cent understaffed, the jobcentre network is ‘feeling the pain’ of DWP’s staffing crisis the most, says PCS

DWP finds that IIAC delivers ‘high quality, well thought out recommendations’ based on the ‘highest standards of research and analysis’

Bill incorporating United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child into Scottish law receives Royal Assent