Welfare rights news and case law

10 November, 2008

DWP introduces new ‘end-to-end’ process to improve its handling of crisis loan applications

Decision makers will take claims and make decisions in same telephone call, reports Citizens Advice

7 November, 2008

Whether grant of indefinite leave to remain is retrospective

CIS/2635/2008

7 November, 2008

Overpayment / whether claimant could have reasonably realised that she was being overpaid

CH/1909/2008

7 November, 2008

Permitted work rules should be extended to lone parents

Increasingly important to tackle barriers to work, says Citizens Advice

7 November, 2008

Government should postpone its plans to extend lone parent work conditionality

Nationwide childcare arrangements need to be in place first, says chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee

7 November, 2008

Government brings forward housing costs help

DWP confirms new rules will now be introduced in January 2009

7 November, 2008

Encouraging labour market activity amongst 60-64 year olds

New DWP research

6 November, 2008

Failure to provide information / form lost in post / suspension and termination of benefit

CH/1764/2008

6 November, 2008

Social security benefits and identity cards for non-EEA foreign nationals

Not intended to be the only source of ID for benefit purposes, says DWP

6 November, 2008

Miscellaneous amendments to housing benefit and council tax benefit legislation

New statutory instrument

6 November, 2008

Introduction of the First-tier and Upper tribunals

Tribunals Service issues new Practice Statements and Directions

6 November, 2008

DWP announces roll out of lie detector technology pilots

Initiative to be extended across twenty five local authorities

6 November, 2008

Changes to payment arrangements for working-age benefits from April 2009

DWP confirms that recoverable loan will be available to ease the transition for existing claimants

5 November, 2008

Cohabitation / tribunal’s failure to ask whether sexual relationship existed

CIS/2074/2008

5 November, 2008

Pensions uprating abroad

[2008] ECHR 1194

5 November, 2008

Prescribed disease A12 (carpel tunnel syndrome) / degree of flexion not part of prescription

CI/2897/2008 — R(I) 1/09
[2008] UKUT 12 (AAC)

5 November, 2008

Making telephone claims for housing benefit and council tax benefit to the DWP

New DWP guidance

5 November, 2008

Introduction of the First-tier and Upper tribunals

New housing benefit guidance

5 November, 2008

‘Better off in Work Credit’ pilots

New DWP guidance