Welfare rights news and case law

9 January, 2009

Determination of ‘broad rental market areas’ for housing benefit purposes

DWP says new rules intended to 'stabilize the current situation' following Lords' judgment in Heffernan

9 January, 2009

Capping local housing allowance at the five-bedroom rate

DWP confirms new rules to come into effect from April 2009

8 January, 2009

Fair hearing / lay member of tribunal apparently asleep / whether matter should have been raised at hearing

CDLA/1588/2008

8 January, 2009

Definition of ‘broad rental market area’ following Lords’ judgment in Heffernan

New housing benefit regulations in Northern Ireland

7 January, 2009

Effective date of supersession / cessation of carer’s allowance

CIS/2833/2008

6 January, 2009

Assessment of capital / disregards to be applied / valuation of property

CJSA/4355/2006

6 January, 2009

New housing costs rules from January 2009

New DWP guidance

6 January, 2009

Government taskforce established to improve take up of benefits and tax credits

Work underway to identify examples of good practice at the local level

31 December, 2008

Changes to means tested benefit income and capital disregard rules

New DWP guidance

30 December, 2008

Self-employed claimant without work / whether engaged in remunerative work

CJSA/4053/2007 — R(JSA) 1/09
[2008] UKUT 40 (AAC)

30 December, 2008

Uprating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance age-related additions

New statutory instrument

29 December, 2008

Loss of child benefit / effect on income support personal allowances

CIS/2457/2008

24 December, 2008

Work restrictions to continue for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals

Decision will ensure that numbers coming to the UK are managed in the national interest, says Home Office Minister

24 December, 2008

One-off additional christmas bonus payment in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

24 December, 2008

Changes to help with housing costs from January 2009

New regulations in Northern Ireland

24 December, 2008

Benefit deductions in respect of magistrates’ court fines

New statutory instrument

23 December, 2008

Complexity and uncertainty of benefit, tax credit and child support systems undermines some mothers' attempts to return to work

New DWP research

23 December, 2008

Transfer of the HB Recoveries and Fraud Return between local authorities and the DWP

New DWP guidance

23 December, 2008

DWP becoming ever more productive in the face of ‘challenging efficiency targets’

A great credit to the hard work and commitment of our staff, says Secretary of State