News and case law

2 March, 2020

Scottish Government provides further details of how it will extend child DLA entitlement up to age 18

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2 March, 2020

Continuation of council tax reduction transitional addition in Scotland

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28 February, 2020

Tens of thousands of unemployed claimants may be experiencing significant forms of mental distress following the introduction of universal credit

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28 February, 2020

Family of man who starved to death after his benefits were cut off launch legal action against the DWP

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28 February, 2020

Ensuring ‘SDP claimants’ who have incorrectly claimed universal credit can have their legacy benefits reinstated

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28 February, 2020

Scottish Social Security Commission issues further report on draft Scottish Child Payment Regulations

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28 February, 2020

Evaluation of Transitional Employment Services in Scotland highlights need to provide a flexible offer with few hard timescales

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27 February, 2020

Proportion of households that do not claim pension credit entitlement remains unchanged at 40 per cent

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27 February, 2020

One in five claimants in ESA support group, or universal credit equivalent, have a desire to do paid work

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27 February, 2020

More than 90,000 people have started on the Work and Health Programme since its launch in November 2017, with around 10,000 achieving a job outcome

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26 February, 2020

Rigid expectations placed on universal credit claimants to increase hours or pay are ‘at odds with realities of working life’

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26 February, 2020

Almost 2 million universal credit claimants received an advance payment in the year to November 2019

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26 February, 2020

Department for Communities confirms it has completed reassessment of DLA claimants for PIP, with a 76 per cent award rate

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Scottish Government provides further details of how it will extend child DLA entitlement up to age 18

Competition and Markets Authority says it has found ‘worrying evidence’ of people who buy leasehold properties being misled and taken advantage of

Continuation of council tax reduction transitional addition in Scotland

Prescribed limits for default payments under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019

Employment case law round up

Tens of thousands of unemployed claimants may be experiencing significant forms of mental distress following the introduction of universal credit

Family of man who starved to death after his benefits were cut off launch legal action against the DWP

Ensuring ‘SDP claimants’ who have incorrectly claimed universal credit can have their legacy benefits reinstated

Scottish Social Security Commission issues further report on draft Scottish Child Payment Regulations

Evaluation of Transitional Employment Services in Scotland highlights need to provide a flexible offer with few hard timescales

Annual ‘snapshot’ count of rough sleepers in England shows 9 per cent fall on numbers in previous year

Proportion of households that do not claim pension credit entitlement remains unchanged at 40 per cent

One in five claimants in ESA support group, or universal credit equivalent, have a desire to do paid work

Councils should not leave people without the care they need while deferring decisions, says Ombudsman

Prime Minister announces independent review to provide advice on action needed ‘to end rough sleeping within this Parliament’

More than 90,000 people have started on the Work and Health Programme since its launch in November 2017, with around 10,000 achieving a job outcome

Rigid expectations placed on universal credit claimants to increase hours or pay are ‘at odds with realities of working life’

Almost 2 million universal credit claimants received an advance payment in the year to November 2019

Department for Communities confirms it has completed reassessment of DLA claimants for PIP, with a 76 per cent award rate