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7 January, 2021 Open access

Benefit deductions for debt can more than offset the £20 ‘uplift’ to universal credit, sending families deeper into poverty

Covid Realities research programme calls on government to write off historic tax credit overpayments and convert advances to non-repayable grants

7 January, 2021

Tribunals are not ordinarily required to give anything beyond brief reasons as to why they are not adjourning a PIP appeal in order to obtain DLA evidence

BH v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2020] UKUT 338 (AAC)
CPIP/401/2020

6 January, 2021 Open access

DWP issues updated jobcentre guidance in response to announcement of third national lockdown in England

While jobcentres will remain open, it will only be for those who need extra support and are 'unable to interact on the phone or digitally'

6 January, 2021

SSAC recommends that DWP recruits a large-scale panel of disabled people with social security experience to consult with and draw from to work on detailed projects

New report examines how the Department involves disabled people when developing or evaluating programmes that affect them

6 January, 2021 Open access

Providing for one-off payment of £200 to be made to eligible people under Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

6 January, 2021 Open access

Department for Communities confirms it is proposing to reduce Covid-19 discretionary support grant budget requirement by £2m in 2020/2021

Department officials advise that reduction in funding is justified as a result of lower than forecast uptake, despite efforts to raise awareness and increase generosity of grants

6 January, 2021

Consideration of eligibility for mobility component where claimant had history of some walking at airports when travelling to and from the UK

LG v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2020] UKUT 343 (AAC)
CPIP/2851/2019

5 January, 2021 Open access

Facilitating remote attendance at tribunal hearings is default position ‘whether backed by regulations or not’, says Lord Chief Justice

As third national lockdown starts in England, Lord Burnett confirms that no one will be required to attend a tribunal unless it is necessary in the interests of justice

5 January, 2021 Open access

To help limit further transmission of COVID-19, the government must prioritise a ‘cash first’ approach to food insecurity rather than relying on food aid

Independent Food Aid Network calls for ring-fenced funding for local authorities across the UK to enable them to provide cash grants

5 January, 2021

First-tier Tribunal in its social entitlement jurisdiction is a ‘court’ for purposes of orders made under the now repealed Vexatious Actions (Scotland) Act 1898 that continue in force

PA v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (TC)
[2020] UKUT 324 (AAC)
CSTC/466/2019

5 January, 2021

Whether insurance policy payments to a widow precluded entitlement to a funeral payment

The Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions v GB (IS)
[2020] UKUT 316 (AAC)
CIS/1728/2019

5 January, 2021

Assessment of whether claimant displayed ‘severe behavioural problems’ for purposes of entitlement to mobility component under ‘severe mental impairment’ criteria

XTC v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA)
[2020] UKUT 342 (AAC)
CDLA/2600/2019

4 January, 2021

Commencement of social security coordination provisions in the European Union (Future Relations) Act 2020

New statutory instrument

4 January, 2021

Entitlement to sure start maternity grant for refugees who are already responsible for other children under 16

New DWP guidance confirms entitlement where responsibility for additional children existed prior to flight to the UK

4 January, 2021

Removal of Genuine Prospect of Work test for those who are involuntarily unemployed

New DWP guidance

4 January, 2021

DWP issues guidance on the ‘right to reside’ test for means-tested benefits following the end of the transition period for the UK’s exit from the EU

New advice to decision-makers covers rights relating to residence, application deadlines and temporary protection under the EUSS

4 January, 2021

Protecting rights of EEA nationals and their family members who have not yet applied for or been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme

New DWP guidance confirms that grace period to apply to the Scheme will last until 30 June 2021

4 January, 2021

Protecting rights of EEA frontier workers who have worked in the UK by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020

New DWP guidance confirms that frontier workers are entitled to access benefits in the same manner as EEA workers who are subject to the Citizens Directive 2004/38

30 December, 2020

Amendment of benefit legislation to give effect to changes to the Convention on Social Security between the UK and Norway

New regulations in force from 1 January 2021

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