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17 September, 2015

Government contribution to Help to Buy ISA to be ignored for housing benefit purposes

New HB guidance

17 September, 2015

Administrative penalties for housing benefit related offences

New HB guidance

17 September, 2015

Student disregards for travel, books and equipment remain frozen for 2015/2016

New HB guidance advises that rates have not been increased since 2010

17 September, 2015

Failure of HMRC and tribunal to properly consider evidence when deciding claimant living with a partner

CTC/919/2015

17 September, 2015

Breach of duty to disclose must be clearly established to justify overpayment recoverability decision

CPC/920/2015

16 September, 2015

Regulations introducing cuts to tax credits approved by parliament

MPs vote by 325 to 290 to reduce income thresholds, increase taper rate and reduce income rise disregard from April 2016

16 September, 2015

Just over 112,000 people on universal credit caseload as at 13 August 2015

New figures also show that more than 22,000 claims made in last four weeks

16 September, 2015

49 per cent of new claims for personal independence payment are successful

New DWP statistics also show that the success rate for DLA reassessments is 76 per cent

16 September, 2015

Over half a million council tax reduction recipients in Scotland

New statistics show, however, that the total number of recipients has decreased by 6.7 per cent since the start of the scheme

16 September, 2015

Tribunal’s duties when reconsidering appeals remitted for rehearing by the Upper Tribunal

CDLA/18/2015

15 September, 2015

18-21 year old universal credit claimants in supported accommodation to retain housing benefit after April 2017

Written answer to parliament confirms that universal credit claimants in supported accommodation receive housing benefit rather than housing element and there are no plans to change housing benefit for those aged 18-21

15 September, 2015

Telephone calls to the DWP in respect of working age benefits should be answered in two minutes

Minister of State for Welfare Reform also says that all new staff who deliver phone services have job specific communication skills training

15 September, 2015

Government confirms that UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is investigating UK welfare reforms

However, Minister for Disabled People tells parliament that the nature, scope and timetable for the inquiry remain confidential

15 September, 2015

‘Good cause’ for failing to attend medical and power of DWP to assess disablement without a medical

CI/5246/2014

15 September, 2015

No grounds to terminate tax credits award on basis that single claimant was living with husband

CTC/5672/2014

15 September, 2015

Payment of class 3A national insurance contributions in Northern Ireland

New statutory instrument

14 September, 2015

Weather stations and postcode districts for social fund cold weather payments purposes

New statutory instrument

14 September, 2015

More than a third of people with multiple sclerosis say that benefit assessments are harming their health

New survey by MS Society also finds that, as a result of benefit changes, almost a third are cutting down on food