Welfare rights news and case law

20 March, 2008

Whether overpaid tax credits count as income for benefit purposes

New DWP guidance following recent commissioners decision

20 March, 2008

NI contribution and income tax rates from April 2008

New DWP guidance

20 March, 2008

Miscellaneous amendments to child support legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

20 March, 2008

Entitlement to retirement pension without having to make a claim

New DWP guidance

20 March, 2008

Earnings factors and thresholds in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

20 March, 2008

Discretionary housing payments

New regulations

20 March, 2008

Benefit uprating in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

19 March, 2008

Whether care payments made to claimant by his wife should be treated as his earnings for income support purposes

[2008] EWCA Civ 524

19 March, 2008

Miscellaneous amendments to means tested benefits in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

19 March, 2008

Industrial injuries benefit and child additions in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

18 March, 2008

Workmen’s Compensation Scheme and benefit uprating

New statutory instrument

18 March, 2008

Rollout of the local housing allowance in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

18 March, 2008

Miscellaneous amendments to means tested benefits

New statutory instrument

18 March, 2008

Earnings factors and thresholds

New statutory instruments

17 March, 2008

Industrial injuries benefit and child additions

New statutory instrument

17 March, 2008

Housing benefit subsidy to local authorities

New statutory instrument

17 March, 2008

HB/CTB performance indicators from April 2008

New DWP guidance

17 March, 2008

Flexible New Deal to be be rolled out in two stages from next year

Programme will offer creative and innovative ways of helping jobseekers into work, says Secretary of State

17 March, 2008

DWP staff begin industrial action

Two day strike follows below inflation pay offer