News and case law

19 October, 2018

Prepopulating universal credit claims with data from legacy benefit awards could recreate problems with transfer from incapacity benefits to ESA

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19 October, 2018

Work and Pensions Secretary rules out enabling claimants to defer repayment of universal credit advances until the end of their award

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19 October, 2018

Tribunal not under duty to give reasons for reduction in award on transfer from DLA to PIP where DLA award not material to whether PIP conditions are met

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18 October, 2018

Responsibility for compensating for loss of passported benefits due to ESA underpayments is down to 'Government Department concerned'

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18 October, 2018

Commons votes against motion calling for the release of recent analyses of the impact of universal credit on claimants' finances

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18 October, 2018

Citizens Advice Scotland calls for single, non-refundable payment to be made to new universal credit claimants at start of their claim

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18 October, 2018

55 per cent of universal credit claimants are having deductions taken from their award in respect of debts to the DWP

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18 October, 2018

Evidence of an immediate threat to home ownership is not necessary to establish a ‘practical compulsion’ to sell

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17 October, 2018

DWP expects to pay £970 million in ESA underpayments to around 180,000 claimants

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17 October, 2018

Tribunal not always required to give reasons in DLA to PIP transfer cases if PIP decision appears to be inconsistent with DLA decision

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17 October, 2018

Bill proposing to improve cold weather payments to take better account of the location of claimants receives first reading

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17 October, 2018

Update of EU legislation references in social security legislation in advance of the UK’s exit from the European Union

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16 October, 2018

DWP considering delay to universal credit managed migration

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16 October, 2018

DWP confirms introduction of Verify Earnings and Pensions service for carer's allowance from September 2018

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16 October, 2018

1.2 million people on universal credit in September 2018

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Prepopulating universal credit claims with data from legacy benefit awards could recreate problems with transfer from incapacity benefits to ESA

Work and Pensions Secretary rules out enabling claimants to defer repayment of universal credit advances until the end of their award

Government and EHRC responses to age discrimination recommendations are ‘disappointing’, MPs say

Tribunal not under duty to give reasons for reduction in award on transfer from DLA to PIP where DLA award not material to whether PIP conditions are met

Government lacks effective overall strategy to integrate health and social care

Responsibility for compensating for loss of passported benefits due to ESA underpayments is down to 'Government Department concerned'

Commons votes against motion calling for the release of recent analyses of the impact of universal credit on claimants' finances

Citizens Advice Scotland calls for single, non-refundable payment to be made to new universal credit claimants at start of their claim

55 per cent of universal credit claimants are having deductions taken from their award in respect of debts to the DWP

Evidence of an immediate threat to home ownership is not necessary to establish a ‘practical compulsion’ to sell

DWP expects to pay £970 million in ESA underpayments to around 180,000 claimants

The British Council v Jeffery

Tribunal not always required to give reasons in DLA to PIP transfer cases if PIP decision appears to be inconsistent with DLA decision

Bill proposing to improve cold weather payments to take better account of the location of claimants receives first reading

Update of EU legislation references in social security legislation in advance of the UK’s exit from the European Union

DWP considering delay to universal credit managed migration

DWP confirms introduction of Verify Earnings and Pensions service for carer's allowance from September 2018

1.2 million people on universal credit in September 2018

Government launches consultation on implementing reforms to the leasehold system