News and case law

15 July, 2019

IIAC recommends new guidance for diagnosing and assessing hand arm vibration syndrome

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12 July, 2019

Scottish Social Security Committee calls on UK Government to halt launch of universal credit managed migration pilot

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12 July, 2019

Interest rate charged on support for mortgage interest loans drops to 1.3 per cent

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11 July, 2019

Reform programme needed to ‘take an axe’ to the root causes of destitution in the UK

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11 July, 2019

Government invites Work and Pensions Committee to contribute to review of the Social Security Advisory Committee

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11 July, 2019

Secretary of State asks DWP to set up an 'honest and in depth evaluation' of benefits for those with terminal illnesses

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11 July, 2019

DWP backtracks on Minister's assurance that innocent victims of advance payment fraud will not be expected to pay money back

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11 July, 2019

Department for Communities settles discrimination claim from transgender woman denied state pension under Northern Ireland’s Gender Recognition Certificate rules

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11 July, 2019

Scottish Government launches consultation on independent advocacy support for disabled benefit claimants

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11 July, 2019

More than half of local authorities spent less than their DHP central government allocation in 2018/2019

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10 July, 2019

Government says consideration of High Court's SDP judgment is holding up progress in tabling managed migration regulations

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10 July, 2019

DWP's Chief Digital Officer refutes allegation that Department tried to hide phone numbers in bid to make claimant contacts online only

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IIAC recommends new guidance for diagnosing and assessing hand arm vibration syndrome

Employment case law round up

Scottish Social Security Committee calls on UK Government to halt launch of universal credit managed migration pilot

High Court dismisses application to annul bankruptcy from bankrupt who failed to follow relief from sanction process

Interest rate charged on support for mortgage interest loans drops to 1.3 per cent

Court of Appeal rules that Agency Worker Regulations do not provide agency workers a right to the same weekly hours as direct recruits

Welsh Government launches consultation on increasing the minimum notice period for no fault evictions

Insolvency Service publishes call for evidence on current regulatory framework for insolvency practitioners

Government launches consultation on strengthening Equality Act protections against third party harassment at work

Reform programme needed to ‘take an axe’ to the root causes of destitution in the UK

Government invites Work and Pensions Committee to contribute to review of the Social Security Advisory Committee

Secretary of State asks DWP to set up an 'honest and in depth evaluation' of benefits for those with terminal illnesses

DWP backtracks on Minister's assurance that innocent victims of advance payment fraud will not be expected to pay money back

Department for Communities settles discrimination claim from transgender woman denied state pension under Northern Ireland’s Gender Recognition Certificate rules

Scottish Government launches consultation on independent advocacy support for disabled benefit claimants

Scottish Government confirms intention to amend local connection and intentionality provisions in homelessness legislation

More than half of local authorities spent less than their DHP central government allocation in 2018/2019

Government says consideration of High Court's SDP judgment is holding up progress in tabling managed migration regulations

DWP's Chief Digital Officer refutes allegation that Department tried to hide phone numbers in bid to make claimant contacts online only