Welfare rights news and case law

8 July, 2005

Students and means-tested benefits

New statutory instrument

8 July, 2005

Former welfare rights worker nominated as chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee

Government announcement

8 July, 2005

Appeal rights against decisions to recover tax credits overpayments

National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers urges government to take action

7 July, 2005

A tribunal faced with incomplete or inadequate material in an overpayment case is under no obligation to adjorn

CIS/4935/2003

7 July, 2005

Citizens Advice gives cautious welcome to legal aid reforms

But there needs to be 'less review and more action'

7 July, 2005

Certifying incapacity for work

DWP publishes new research

6 July, 2005

Double payments and failure to disclose

CDLA/4962/2003

6 July, 2005

Ten-fold increase in tax credit administration costs

New Treasury figures

6 July, 2005

Council tax appeals in Wales

Minister offers reassurance that process is effective

5 July, 2005

Guidance to decision makers on how to assess evidence on retirement pension claims made by widows who live abroad

CP/4062/2004

5 July, 2005

Incapacity benefit in youth - whether there is a need for a separate claim

CIB/1410/2005

5 July, 2005

Need for tribunal to consider consistency of electronic IB85 findings

CIB/1522/2005

5 July, 2005

Revenue chairman says tax credits system may need to be reformed

'If there are real problems in discharging the policy, you'll have to debate what the right policy is'

5 July, 2005

Help with NHS costs in Wales

New statutory instrument

5 July, 2005

Government announces radical shake-up of publicly funded legal advice

Increasing efficiency & providing greater value for money

5 July, 2005

Employment Zones

New statutory instrument

5 July, 2005

Delay, negligence and poor process lead to increasing numbers of complaints against the CSA

New report from the Independent Case Examiner

5 July, 2005

Asset-based welfare is central to long term poverty solutions

Income equals decency, but assets equal expectancy and self-determination, says David Blunkett

4 July, 2005

Lifting and carrying - effect of breathlessness / carrying denotes holding

CIB/2916/2004