Welfare rights news and case law

7 November, 2007

Claimants’ experiences of Pathways to Work

New DWP research

7 November, 2007

Balance of Green Paper ‘rights and responsibilities’ proposals all one-sided

Leading advice organisations respond to 'In Work, better off'

6 November, 2007

Whether the habitual residence test is irrational or discriminates on grounds of ethnic or national origin

[2007] EWCA Civ 1086

6 November, 2007

Responding to the rising aspirations of the British people

Welfare reform highlights in today's Queen's Speech

6 November, 2007

Housing benefit subsidy 2008/2009

New DWP guidance

6 November, 2007

Hospital Travel Costs Scheme

New guidance following government consultation

6 November, 2007

Good practice for representatives at social security appeal tribunals

New Tribunals Service guidance

5 November, 2007

SSAC increasingly concerned about operation of its Memorandum of Understanding with the Revenue

Situation should not be allowed to continue, says Committee chairman

5 November, 2007

Early entry to the New Deal to be extended

Measure designed to tackle the number of young people not in education, employment or training

2 November, 2007

Retention of worker status if temporarily incapable of work during pregnancy

CIS/731/2007

2 November, 2007

Government's welfare reform proposals lack analysis of how support and security for disabled claimants will be achieved

Disability Alliance responds to 'In work, Better off' Green Paper

1 November, 2007

Social fund cold weather payments

New DWP guidance

31 October, 2007

Right to reside of EU citizen leaving work to care for her non-EEA national husband

CIS/408/2006 — R(IS) 4/09

30 October, 2007

Valuation of half share in property occupied by spouse

CIS/1915/2007

30 October, 2007

Government yet to prove case for increasing ‘work conditionality’ for lone parent claimants

DWP should set out the evidence base for its proposals, says Work and Pensions Committee

30 October, 2007

DWP and local authority use and verification of benefit claim information

New DWP guidance

29 October, 2007

Claimant’s difficulty in estimating walking speed / need for an oral hearing

CDLA/2423/2007

29 October, 2007

Payment of AA/DLA to care home residents

New DWP guidance

29 October, 2007

Government sets up new cross-departmental unit to tackle child poverty

However CPAG expresses concern that the Treasury not involved