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28 February, 2011

Whether tribunal failure to adjourn to allow local authority to attend was breach of natural justice

CH/2307/2009

25 February, 2011

Senior President of Tribunals concerned at implications of removing civil legal aid without investing in alternatives

Foreword to new Annual Report also highlights continuing rise in social security appeals with 'consistently high rates of overturn on appeal'

25 February, 2011

SSAC concerned that reform of DLA driven by aim of reducing number of claimants by 20 per cent

New response to government consultation

24 February, 2011

Human Rights / whether disabled person with overnight carer should be awarded two-bedroom rate of LHA

CH/2823/2009

24 February, 2011

Whether it was in overriding interest of claimant not to pay benefit to landlord

CH/1923/2009

23 February, 2011

Tribunal’s exercise of power to proceed with paper hearing requested by claimant

CE/841/2010

23 February, 2011

Housing benefit provision for non-resident overnight carers

New HB guidance

23 February, 2011

Number of children living in deepest poverty unacceptably high at 1.6m

Save the Children publishes regional breakdown of child poverty figures

23 February, 2011

WCA is ‘badly malfunctioning’, says Professor Gregg

Author of independent DWP report on conditionality and support recommends further trial before national reassessment begins

22 February, 2011

Tribunal's reasons in relation to trust where claimant holding money for daughter / application of R(IS) 1/90

CH/510/2010

22 February, 2011

Overpayment / whether tribunal bound by finding of fact of previous tribunal

CDLA/1491/2010

22 February, 2011

Household benefit cap will cost 50,000 households an average of £93 per week

DWP impact assessment predicts savings to government of £400m over two years

22 February, 2011

Blind and partially sighted people ‘right to be terrified’ of welfare reforms

Action for Blind People Chief Executive says that changes will increase isolation and poverty

21 February, 2011

Whether claimant's need to adjust daytime activities meant that sleep problems interfered with those activities

CIB/1595/2010

21 February, 2011

Entitlement to maternity allowance / misleading advice from DWP and HMRC

CG/540/2010

18 February, 2011

Welfare Reform Bill reaction

Organisations respond to government's latest benefit and tax credit proposals

18 February, 2011

Government to take forward plans for local authorities to develop local council tax rebate schemes

Announcement follows Welfare Reform Bill proposal for abolition of council tax benefit