Welfare rights news and case law

7 November, 2018

Bill introduced in the Commons to remove certain fees for child maintenance services and to make changes to the maintenance calculation

Child Maintenance Service is failing to function properly in its current form, MPs told

7 November, 2018

Social Security amending regulations drafted in preparation for UK’s exit from the European Union

Draft statutory instruments remove or amend references that are no longer appropriate once the UK has exited the EU

7 November, 2018

Whether ESA descriptor 5b should assess grip with reference to the current version of a £1 coin / adequacy of tribunal reasons for preferring one source of evidence to another

CE/26/2018

7 November, 2018

Determining whether ad hoc work amounts to self-employment for purposes of establishing whether UK is competent state for paying carer’s allowance

CG/1851/2015

7 November, 2018

DWP publishes guidance on arrangements for incorporating Welsh rates of income tax into benefits systems

Changes to IT systems and processes to take effect in time for introduction of devolved income tax rates in April 2019

6 November, 2018

Work and Pensions Secretary issues oral statement on the DWP’s approach to migrating claimants to universal credit

Esther McVey says that changes announced in the Budget and managed migration regulations show that ‘the DWP listens’, and will 'continue to listen, adapt, change and deliver’

6 November, 2018

Upper Tribunal grants ‘leap-frog’ certificate to appeal to Supreme Court in bedroom tax case

Judge notes that this is first time an application has been made for a 'leap-frog' certificate in Upper Tribunal since power was introduced in August 2016

6 November, 2018

Just 22 per cent of those offered a loan for mortgage interest have accepted or indicated an intent to accept

New DWP statistics also show that, seven months after support for mortgage interest was converted to a loan, a further 7 per cent remain undecided

6 November, 2018

Sanctions regime is ‘at times so counter-productive it just seems pointlessly cruel’

Work and Pensions Committee highlights it is only major welfare reform not to have been evaluated and calls for urgent reassessment

6 November, 2018

Extension of kinship carer and adoptive parent exceptions to the two child limit in child tax credit

New statutory instrument

6 November, 2018

Foodbank use up 13 per cent compared to last year, says Trussell Trust

Charity says five week wait for first benefit payment must be reduced to avoid more people being forced to foodbanks

5 November, 2018

Government publishes its response to the SSAC's report on universal credit managed migration

Alongside revised draft regulations, government confirms that managed migration will begin in July 2019 with small-scale testing involving no more than 10,000 people

5 November, 2018

Employment Minister refuses Select Committee's request to scrutinise universal credit managed migration regulations before they are laid

Chair of the Committee expresses hope that revised regulations have 'changed beyond recognition' or there will be 'no option but to vote them down'

5 November, 2018

Reintroduction of universal credit housing costs for all 18 to 21 year olds, and extension of kinship carer support under the two child policy

Measures are amongst a number of miscellaneous changes to social security legislation in new regulations issued in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

5 November, 2018

Welfare rights

Bill introduced in the Commons to remove certain fees for child maintenance services and to make changes to the maintenance calculation

Child Maintenance Service is failing to function properly in its current form, MPs told

Social Security amending regulations drafted in preparation for UK’s exit from the European Union

Whether ESA descriptor 5b should assess grip with reference to the current version of a £1 coin / adequacy of tribunal reasons for preferring one source of evidence to another

Determining whether ad hoc work amounts to self-employment for purposes of establishing whether UK is competent state for paying carer’s allowance

DWP publishes guidance on arrangements for incorporating Welsh rates of income tax into benefits systems

Work and Pensions Secretary issues oral statement on the DWP’s approach to migrating claimants to universal credit

Upper Tribunal grants ‘leap-frog’ certificate to appeal to Supreme Court in bedroom tax case

Judge notes that this is first time an application has been made for a 'leap-frog' certificate in Upper Tribunal since power was introduced in August 2016

Just 22 per cent of those offered a loan for mortgage interest have accepted or indicated an intent to accept

Sanctions regime is ‘at times so counter-productive it just seems pointlessly cruel’

Extension of kinship carer and adoptive parent exceptions to the two child limit in child tax credit

Foodbank use up 13 per cent compared to last year, says Trussell Trust

Government publishes its response to the SSAC's report on universal credit managed migration

Employment Minister refuses Select Committee's request to scrutinise universal credit managed migration regulations before they are laid

Reintroduction of universal credit housing costs for all 18 to 21 year olds, and extension of kinship carer support under the two child policy

Minister for Employment declines Select Committee's request to publish pre-appeal sanctions data on a routine basis

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

Tax credits fraud and error overpayments expected to rise and exceed five per cent target in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019

DWP continues to adopt cautious approach to extending opening hours, says PCS

Scottish Social Security Committee recommends increased funding for Scottish Welfare Fund