Welfare rights news and case law

19 April, 2005

Tribunals duty to give adequate reasons / evaluation of time in relation to ‘attention’

CDLA/205/2005

19 April, 2005

The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme

New statutory instrument

19 April, 2005

Pensions Appeal Tribunals & the Social Security Commissioners (Northern Ireland)

New statutory instrument

19 April, 2005

Local Government Association welcomes DWP’s ‘Link-Age Plus’ initiative

New government stratagy for delivering services to older people

19 April, 2005

Impact on benefit of ‘community orders and fine payment work’

New DWP guidance

19 April, 2005

Help with NHS costs (Northern Ireland)

New statutory rules

18 April, 2005

Tribunal’s jurisdiction / non-appealable decisions

CPC/3891/2004

18 April, 2005

Activity 3 and 8 / whether 1996 amendments are ultra vires

CIB/3397/2004

18 April, 2005

War pensions & death or disablement before 6 April 2005

New statutory instrument

15 April, 2005

Refusal to revise for official error

CH/1450/2004

15 April, 2005

Election 2005 manifesto commitments

Advice sector responses

14 April, 2005

Election 2005

Welfare benefit and tax credit manifesto commitments

14 April, 2005

Doctors should only rarely provide DLA medical reports

Glasgow Local Medical Committee recommendation to GPs

13 April, 2005

Social fund loans, money management & third party deductions

New DWP research

13 April, 2005

Maintaining quality whilst delivering massive staff reductions

Social Security Agency's Chief Executive expresses reservations

13 April, 2005

JSA claimants & Employment Zones

New statutory instrument

13 April, 2005

DWP Overpayment Recovery Guide

Now available on rightsnet

12 April, 2005

Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay (Northern Ireland)

New statutory rule

12 April, 2005

Social Security Commissioners & child trust funds (Northern Ireland)

New statutory rule