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7 August, 2023

Periods of residence in Australia before March 2001 cannot be used to increase ‘Step 2’ calculation of transitional rate new state pension

DB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2023] UKUT 144 (AAC)

1 August, 2023

DWP confirms that failure to return a PIP light touch review form will not result in a disallowance where claimant has been identified as needing additional support

Writing to stakeholders, Department advises that claimants will instead be invited to an assessment with a health care professional

31 July, 2023

Court of Appeal rules that a guaranteed minimum pension received by a widow from her deceased husband’s occupational pension can be lawfully deducted from her own additional state pension

Robins v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2023] EWCA Civ 890

31 July, 2023

Online apply for PIP service now live in selected postcode areas

Available via gov.uk, new service follows small-scale test of 'Get your PIP' online that launched in January 2022

28 July, 2023

High Court makes declaration that DWP’s failure to provide blind and sight impaired people with accessible communications about their benefits was unlawful

However, Leigh Day Solicitors says it 'remains unconvinced' that changes made since claim was started are sufficient to meet Department's legal obligations and reserves right to bring matter back to court

27 July, 2023

Disregarding compensation payments relating to the Grenfell fire, the Post Office Horizon scandal and to vaccine damage in the calculation of universal credit

New DWP guidance

26 July, 2023

Whether tax credits eight-week temporary absence rule can be relaxed in cases where claimant unable to return to UK as a result of Covid-19-related travel restrictions

GL v His Majesty's Revenue & Customs
[2023] UKUT 100 (AAC)
UA-2021-000785-TC

26 July, 2023

Evaluation of Health-led Employment Trials finds no evidence of an employment or earnings effect

However, research, which has been used to inform the future delivery of the Universal Support employment programme, highlights some small positive impacts on health and wellbeing

25 July, 2023

Improving Lives Through Advice programme launched with £30m funding from the National Lottery Community Fund

Five-year programme will operate across England, offering core, flexible funding to specialist social welfare law advice providers, as well as organisations embedded within communities

25 July, 2023

Managed migration of universal credit to roll out to six further regions from September 2023

DWP confirms that roll out to six remaining areas means that plan to extend migration to each region in Great Britain is on track

25 July, 2023

Local authorities overspent Scottish Welfare Fund budget by 40 per cent during 2022/2023

New statistics highlight increasing demand for grants, while the £40 million budget available was more than £7 million lower than in 2021/2022

24 July, 2023

Lack of ‘comprehensive, robust evidence’ is making it difficult for HMCTS to establish what good practice looks like in relation to changes introduced by its reform programme

Research commissioned by MoJ highlights key areas where more evidence is needed, particularly around identifying where specific groups may be more disadvantaged

24 July, 2023

Universal credit claimants responsible for young children now required to have more frequent meetings with their work coach

DWP advises that work-focused meetings will explore steps to improve skills, identify support needs, learn about childcare provision, and boost confidence

24 July, 2023

High Court rules that Home Office system for supporting asylum seekers while they wait for their asylum claims to be determined is unlawful

HA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1876 (Admin)

21 July, 2023

Court of Appeal rules that it has jurisdiction to consider appeal against Upper Tribunal’s refusal to set aside earlier decision to refuse permission to appeal

Plescan v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2023] EWCA Civ 870

21 July, 2023

Infrastructure and Projects Authority maintains ‘Amber’ rating for DWP’s Universal Credit and Health Transformation Programmes

Data provided by the DWP highlights that 'significant challenges remain' in completing the migration of tax credit households to universal credit, and that there has been a delay in awarding new health assessment contracts

21 July, 2023

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry to examine how the DWP supports vulnerable claimants and whether its approach to safeguarding needs to change

Steep rise in the number of reviews into internal processes raises serious questions as to whether the Department is doing enough, says Committee Chair

20 July, 2023

DWP publishes new statistics to ‘provide transparency’ in relation to its White Paper proposal to abolish the WCA in universal credit and instead provide a health top up based on receipt of PIP

New figures show that around 70 per cent of claimants in receipt of universal credit with the LCWRA element or ESA with the support group component are also in receipt of either PIP or DLA

20 July, 2023

Regulations extending the deadline for payment of voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement are an ‘instrument of interest’, says Scrutiny Committee

While welcoming the extra time people have to make contributions, Committee expresses concern that DWP 'so misjudged demand and available resources' that the second, and longer, extension had become necessary

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