News and case law

13 December, 2023

DWP confirms that next cost of living payment will be issued between 6 and 22 February 2024

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12 December, 2023

35,000 universal credit claimants with a nil award following sanction of 100 per cent of standard allowance had been ‘disengaged’ for more than six months in August 2023

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12 December, 2023

New guidance issued to judicial office holders setting out the key risks and issues associated with using artificial intelligence

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12 December, 2023

Number of households subject to benefit cap decreased by 1 per cent in three months to August 2023

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12 December, 2023

Changes to universal credit, JSA and ESA legislation to take account of the introduction of carer support payment in Scotland

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11 December, 2023

Changes to UK social security legislation to take account of the introduction of carer support payment in Scotland

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8 December, 2023

DWP says its new Conversational Platform virtual telephony system will help secure better insight into why claimants are calling and how best to respond

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8 December, 2023

Peers criticise failure to explain why DWP has required two years to make changes to universal credit for people with severe disabilities following High Court judgment in TP and AR

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8 December, 2023

Scottish Parliament passes amended UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Bill

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7 December, 2023

DWP Minister leaves to take up newly created position of Minister for Legal Migration

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7 December, 2023

Government says that DWP’s use of AI will be developed within a ‘robust governance and ethical framework’

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7 December, 2023

DWP confirms it aims to make online apply for PIP service available nationally across England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the end of 2024

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7 December, 2023

Government reiterates that solving benefit ‘cliff edge’ for people in supported housing will be challenging and is unlikely to happen soon

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DWP confirms that next cost of living payment will be issued between 6 and 22 February 2024

35,000 universal credit claimants with a nil award following sanction of 100 per cent of standard allowance had been ‘disengaged’ for more than six months in August 2023

New guidance issued to judicial office holders setting out the key risks and issues associated with using artificial intelligence

Ombudsman launches special investigations into three London landlords after casework shows them struggling with damp and mould, repairs, and complaint handling

Ensuring that right to make flexible working application applies from day one of employment

Number of households subject to benefit cap decreased by 1 per cent in three months to August 2023

Changes to universal credit, JSA and ESA legislation to take account of the introduction of carer support payment in Scotland

New minimum service level regulations are ‘unfair, undemocratic and likely to put UK in breach of its international legal commitments’

Changes to UK social security legislation to take account of the introduction of carer support payment in Scotland

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

DWP says its new Conversational Platform virtual telephony system will help secure better insight into why claimants are calling and how best to respond

Peers criticise failure to explain why DWP has required two years to make changes to universal credit for people with severe disabilities following High Court judgment in TP and AR

Scottish Parliament passes amended UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Bill

Scottish Government sets out plan to help Ukrainian people seeking refuge from the war to access longer-term housing

Regulations setting minimum service levels for railway and ambulance services mark first use of powers under the Strikes Act 2023 to require workers to work on strike days

DWP Minister leaves to take up newly created position of Minister for Legal Migration

Government says that DWP’s use of AI will be developed within a ‘robust governance and ethical framework’

DWP confirms it aims to make online apply for PIP service available nationally across England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the end of 2024

Government reiterates that solving benefit ‘cliff edge’ for people in supported housing will be challenging and is unlikely to happen soon