Welfare rights news and case law

27 November, 2018

Almost half of all universal credit claimants are having at least 20 per cent of the standard allowance deducted from their award

Written answer adds that, of those experiencing deductions, 12 per cent are subject to the maximum 40 per cent deduction

26 November, 2018

Select Committee investigates DWP's recovery of overpayments from thousands of carer's allowance claimants

Government should question whether its actions are in the best interests 'not just of individuals, but of society and the wider economy'

26 November, 2018

Government announces plans to open third Courts & Tribunals Service Centre

New centre in Loughborough will follow the opening of first two centres in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent in January 2019

26 November, 2018

Revaluation of ‘protected payments’ subject to a pension sharing order in new state pension awards

New statutory instrument

26 November, 2018

Revaluation of ‘protected payments’ in new state pension awards

New statutory instrument

23 November, 2018

Whether a claimant can satisfy entitlement to the disability element of working tax credit on the basis of an incorrect award in the previous year

CTC/3231/2016

23 November, 2018

Social Security benefit and pension up-rating for 2019/2020 announced

Minister highlights that while most working-age benefits are frozen, those linked to additional costs of disability, and for carers, are increased by 2.4 per cent

23 November, 2018

Scotland creates new Social Security Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal

Chamber will hear appeals from decisions by Social Security Scotland

22 November, 2018

Government must set 'readiness tests' for universal credit before managed migration begins, says Select Committee

'Major areas of concern' remain about the government's plans despite changes announced in the Budget

22 November, 2018

Miscellaneous amendments to social security legislation

New DWP guidance

22 November, 2018

Commencement of new ‘early years assistance’ in Scotland

New regulations provide for the coming into force of provisions of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 from 10 December 2018

22 November, 2018

Amendment of EEA residence provisions to account for CJEU judgments in Gusa, Lounes, Chavez-Vilchex, and O and B

New DWP guidance

22 November, 2018

Additional amounts for children and qualifying young persons in pension credit awards

New DWP guidance

21 November, 2018

Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons for deciding that regulation 35 was no longer satisfied in case where claimant's blood pressure was so high that HCP curtailed assessment to send him to A&E

CE/849/2018

21 November, 2018

Amendment of social security regulations in Northern Ireland consequent upon the introduction of the best start grant in Scotland

New statutory rule

20 November, 2018

Amber Rudd acknowledges that there are problems with universal credit and says that she will make it her role to deliver improvements

New Work and Pensions Secretary tells MPs that 'we will have a fair, compassionate and efficient benefits system'

20 November, 2018

Applications for Scotland’s best start grant payment open from 10 December 2018

Scottish Government also confirms that the first payments will be pregnancy and baby payments which will be made before Christmas

20 November, 2018

Passive presence of another person to enable claimant to follow a journey can be sufficient to satisfy mobility descriptors 1d or 1f

CPIP/703/2018

20 November, 2018

Department for Communities responds to independent review on how PIP is working in Northern Ireland

Department agrees to implement a video relay service for sign language users to claim PIP, and to explore a more 'Function First' approach to the assessment