News and case law

17 November, 2016

Opposition day motion calling on government to reverse cuts to ESA and universal credit work allowances defeated in the House of Commons

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17 November, 2016

Government responds to SSAC report on telephony problems in HMRC and DWP

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17 November, 2016

Prescribed Disease D8A (primary carcinoma of the lung) did not apply to a scaffolder who did not directly apply or remove asbestos

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16 November, 2016

Government is a ‘necessary, but not sufficient provider of welfare’

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16 November, 2016

Hardship payments to be available immediately after a sanction for those who are homeless or have mental health conditions

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16 November, 2016

DWP announces schedule for roll-out of universal credit full service to the rest of Great Britain

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16 November, 2016

13,000 employment and support allowance claimants received a sanction decision in the year to June 2016

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16 November, 2016

More than 400,000 people are now claiming universal credit

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16 November, 2016

Government Actuary’s Department to look at projected life expectancy to inform state pension age review

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15 November, 2016

Government to respond to last week’s Supreme Court bedroom tax defeats ‘as soon as we practicably can'

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15 November, 2016

Around 20,000 lone parents with a child under two will be hit by the new lower benefit cap

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15 November, 2016

Failure of HMRC to provide relevant documents to tribunal led to error of law

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14 November, 2016

Frank Field calls on government to aim to process JSA and ESA claims within five days

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14 November, 2016

Claimant entitled to additional ESA from date change of circumstances notified by telephone, prior to submission of form ESA3

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14 November, 2016

Claimant entitled to carer’s allowance during year’s break from full-time study to care for son

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New regulations issued in Wales in relation to residential property tribunal procedures and fees

1.2 million older people don’t get the social care they need, says Age UK

Opposition day motion calling on government to reverse cuts to ESA and universal credit work allowances defeated in the House of Commons

Government responds to SSAC report on telephony problems in HMRC and DWP

Prescribed Disease D8A (primary carcinoma of the lung) did not apply to a scaffolder who did not directly apply or remove asbestos

Government is a ‘necessary, but not sufficient provider of welfare’

Hardship payments to be available immediately after a sanction for those who are homeless or have mental health conditions

DWP announces schedule for roll-out of universal credit full service to the rest of Great Britain

13,000 employment and support allowance claimants received a sanction decision in the year to June 2016

More than 400,000 people are now claiming universal credit

Government Actuary’s Department to look at projected life expectancy to inform state pension age review

Government to respond to last week’s Supreme Court bedroom tax defeats ‘as soon as we practicably can'

Around 20,000 lone parents with a child under two will be hit by the new lower benefit cap

Failure of HMRC to provide relevant documents to tribunal led to error of law

Frank Field calls on government to aim to process JSA and ESA claims within five days

Claimant entitled to additional ESA from date change of circumstances notified by telephone, prior to submission of form ESA3

Employment case law round up

Claimant entitled to carer’s allowance during year’s break from full-time study to care for son

Numbers of full duty homelessness applicants in Northern Ireland increase by 13 per cent since 2012