News and case law

13 April, 2015

Welfare benefit and tax credits measures in the Labour Party election manifesto

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13 April, 2015

Entitlement to DLA on grounds of severe mental impairment following brain injury after the age of 30

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13 April, 2015

Removing entitlement to winter fuel payments for those living in European countries with warmer climates

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13 April, 2015

DWP confirms further details of personal independence payment roll-out

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10 April, 2015

Appellant must do more than just raise the issue of regulation 35 in order for tribunal to be required to assess risk of work-related activity

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10 April, 2015

Whether Quistclose principle applied / claimant’s purpose in giving money to sons

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10 April, 2015

Whether waiting days count as an ‘award’ of benefit for the purposes of claiming a funeral payment

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9 April, 2015

Growth in use of food banks directly linked to welfare cuts and sanctions, say academics

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9 April, 2015

Tribunal should have attempted to overcome claimant’s inability to attend hearing due to agoraphobia

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9 April, 2015

Relevance of a claim of specialism for a medical member of a tribunal

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9 April, 2015

Tribunal’s duty to follow Upper Tribunal’s directions on remitted case

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8 April, 2015

Whether failure to disclose in relation to income support can cause an overpayment of ESA

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8 April, 2015

Council's duty to provide transcript of interview under caution and tribunal's error in not considering whether it needed to see it / tribunal's reasons in relation to former judicial decisions that earnings had been disclosed

More Welfare rights case law

Debt related measures in the Labour Party Manifesto 2015

Welfare benefit and tax credits measures in the Labour Party election manifesto

Employment related measures in the Labour Party Manifesto 2015

Community care related measures in the Labour Party Manifesto 2015

Housing related measures in the Labour Party Manifesto 2015

Entitlement to DLA on grounds of severe mental impairment following brain injury after the age of 30

Removing entitlement to winter fuel payments for those living in European countries with warmer climates

DWP confirms further details of personal independence payment roll-out

Employment case law round up

Appellant must do more than just raise the issue of regulation 35 in order for tribunal to be required to assess risk of work-related activity

Whether Quistclose principle applied / claimant’s purpose in giving money to sons

Whether waiting days count as an ‘award’ of benefit for the purposes of claiming a funeral payment

Growth in use of food banks directly linked to welfare cuts and sanctions, say academics

Tribunal should have attempted to overcome claimant’s inability to attend hearing due to agoraphobia

Relevance of a claim of specialism for a medical member of a tribunal

Tribunal’s duty to follow Upper Tribunal’s directions on remitted case

Most councils will not ring fence independent living fund resources

Whether failure to disclose in relation to income support can cause an overpayment of ESA

Council's duty to provide transcript of interview under caution and tribunal's error in not considering whether it needed to see it / tribunal's reasons in relation to former judicial decisions that earnings had been disclosed