News and case law

12 October, 2023

Coordination of social security between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the UK following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

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11 October, 2023

‘Move to UC’ rollout in Northern Ireland to start with migration notices being issued to random selection of tax credits only claimants across all postcodes

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10 October, 2023

Failure of data-sharing exercise between DWP and HMRC, where claimant did not subsequently report change of circumstances, did not amount to ‘official error’

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10 October, 2023

Whether or not a claimant is ‘taking advantage’ of the housing benefit scheme is a fact-specific assessment

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9 October, 2023

Labour commits to tackling the root causes of worklessness and ensuring that everyone who can work, does

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9 October, 2023

Automated real-time data share between the DWP and local councils to roll out nationally from November 2023

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9 October, 2023

Development of an online diagnostic tool to support people to identify and resolve their legal issues must be a cornerstone of any reforms to enhance access to justice

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9 October, 2023

Department for Communities confirms criteria that must be met in order for claimant to have universal credit housing costs paid direct to themselves

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5 October, 2023

DWP putting new easements in place to help manage work coaches’ workloads during recruitment crisis

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5 October, 2023

Requirement for professional representatives to use CE-file when providing documents to the Administrative Chamber of the Upper Tribunal

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5 October, 2023

Scottish Parliament calls on UK Government to ‘scrap the punitive two-child limit’

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Domestic energy suppliers sign up to Winter 2023 Voluntary Debt Commitment

Coordination of social security between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the UK following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

Government confirms introduction of reforms to shared ownership rents, including providing for increases using a ‘more modern’ measure of inflation

‘Move to UC’ rollout in Northern Ireland to start with migration notices being issued to random selection of tax credits only claimants across all postcodes

Housing Ombudsman publishes revised Scheme to reflect new power to order landlords to evaluate their policies or practice to prevent service failure being repeated

Welsh Government publishes White Paper setting out ‘radical and ambitious’ plan to end homelessness in Wales

Failure of data-sharing exercise between DWP and HMRC, where claimant did not subsequently report change of circumstances, did not amount to ‘official error’

Whether or not a claimant is ‘taking advantage’ of the housing benefit scheme is a fact-specific assessment

Labour commits to tackling the root causes of worklessness and ensuring that everyone who can work, does

Court of Appeal confirms that discretion to annul a bankruptcy order under section 282 of Insolvency Act is a general discretion having regard to all circumstances of case

Automated real-time data share between the DWP and local councils to roll out nationally from November 2023

Development of an online diagnostic tool to support people to identify and resolve their legal issues must be a cornerstone of any reforms to enhance access to justice

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Department for Communities confirms criteria that must be met in order for claimant to have universal credit housing costs paid direct to themselves

Supreme Court upholds Northern Ireland Court of Appeal ruling that police officers’ claims for underpaid holiday pay can be taken back to 1998

DWP putting new easements in place to help manage work coaches’ workloads during recruitment crisis

Requirement for professional representatives to use CE-file when providing documents to the Administrative Chamber of the Upper Tribunal

Scottish Parliament calls on UK Government to ‘scrap the punitive two-child limit’

Housing and homeless sectors call for Welsh Government to bring forward radical changes to the law to help end homelessness in Wales