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14 August, 2007

Revenue and Treasury to face ‘capability reviews’

Government announcement

14 August, 2007

Most local authorities unprepared for introduction of local housing allowance

New DWP research

13 August, 2007

Referring more benefit fraud cases to the Magistrates’ Court rather than the Crown Court

DWP extends pilot exercise

13 August, 2007

Overpayments identified by Pension Service ‘data cleanse’ exercise all caused by official error

New DWP guidance

10 August, 2007

Habitual residence / power to make advance award / settled intention

CJSA/3066/2006

10 August, 2007

Death of claimant prior to commissioner considering local authority’s appeal

CH/3631/2006

10 August, 2007

Complaints about the administration of housing benefit fall by 15%

However small number of councils generate unusually high number of cases, Ombudsmen report

9 August, 2007

Entitlement following prisoner’s detention in mental health hospital

CS/239/2007

9 August, 2007

Quality control initiative results in ‘significant improvement’ in service to DLA/AA claimants

Number of decisions being changed by tribunals falls to 34%, reports Disability and Carers Service

7 August, 2007

Whether commissioner erred in refusing claimant leave to appeal

[2007] EWHC 1705 (Admin)

7 August, 2007

Variation between Jobcentre Plus districts in delivery of the JSA and New Deal regimes

New DWP research

7 August, 2007

Council tax benefit is failing low-income households

Urgent review needed, says Select Committee

6 August, 2007

Incorrect benefit awards as a result of mismatched DWP and Revenue incapacity records

New HB guidance

3 August, 2007

Failure to disclose level of earnings from permitted work / relevance of Court of Appeal's judgment in Hooper

CIB/912/2007

3 August, 2007

Decision makers guidance on dealing with appeals to appeal tribunals

DWP's Code of Appeals Procedure now available online

2 August, 2007

Validity of ‘electronic’ housing benefit and council tax benefit claims

New DWP guidance

2 August, 2007

Requesting Revenue confirmation that child benefit in payment

New HB guidance

2 August, 2007

Miscellaneous amendments to child support legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

2 August, 2007

Abolition of refugee backdating and the introduction of the refugee integration loan scheme

New HB guidance

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