News and case law

2 November, 2018

Scottish Social Security Committee recommends increased funding for Scottish Welfare Fund

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2 November, 2018

DWP is keen to learn from local authorities’ experience of handling housing benefit claims from people in supported accommodation

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1 November, 2018

HMRC reviewing cases where a 'Failure to Notify' penalty was issued due to not registering for High Income Child Benefit Charge

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1 November, 2018

DWP confirms process for making a repeat claim for universal credit following a nil award

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1 November, 2018

Only 25 per cent of universal credit claimants who stop being subject to the benefit cap do so because their earnings are too high

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1 November, 2018

Northern Ireland President of Appeal Tribunals reports that error rate in benefit appeals has more than doubled

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31 October, 2018

DWP makes determination to extend 'interim period', during which claimants with three or more children can't claim universal credit, to 31 January 2019

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31 October, 2018

Almost half of Scottish universal credit claimants have taken up offer to have more flexible payments

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31 October, 2018

Joint Committee on Human Rights recommends approval of amendments to Jobseeker’s (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013

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30 October, 2018

Managed migration of claimants to universal credit exposes people to an 'unreasonable level of risk'

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30 October, 2018

OBR forecasts that universal credit will cost more than legacy system would have between 2019 and 2023

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30 October, 2018

Scottish Social Security Secretary 'dismayed' at the number of people needing to access Scottish Welfare Fund

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30 October, 2018

UK Government publishes Agency Agreement for the delivery of carer’s allowance in Scotland

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Scottish Social Security Committee recommends increased funding for Scottish Welfare Fund

Scottish Government launches Financial Health Check service

DWP is keen to learn from local authorities’ experience of handling housing benefit claims from people in supported accommodation

Government announces further details of new rights to parental bereavement leave and pay

HMRC reviewing cases where a 'Failure to Notify' penalty was issued due to not registering for High Income Child Benefit Charge

British Airways Plc v Pinaud

DWP confirms process for making a repeat claim for universal credit following a nil award

Only 25 per cent of universal credit claimants who stop being subject to the benefit cap do so because their earnings are too high

Northern Ireland President of Appeal Tribunals reports that error rate in benefit appeals has more than doubled

Number of rough sleepers in London increases by 17 per cent compared with same period last year

Barrow & Anor v Kazim & Ors

DWP makes determination to extend 'interim period', during which claimants with three or more children can't claim universal credit, to 31 January 2019

Almost half of Scottish universal credit claimants have taken up offer to have more flexible payments

Dooneen Ltd and another (Respondents) v Mond (Appellant) (Scotland)

Joint Committee on Human Rights recommends approval of amendments to Jobseeker’s (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013

Managed migration of claimants to universal credit exposes people to an 'unreasonable level of risk'

OBR forecasts that universal credit will cost more than legacy system would have between 2019 and 2023

Scottish Social Security Secretary 'dismayed' at the number of people needing to access Scottish Welfare Fund

UK Government publishes Agency Agreement for the delivery of carer’s allowance in Scotland