News and case law

18 December, 2014

DWP confirms details of further roll out of personal independence payment

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18 December, 2014

Local councils will continue to be able to offer local welfare assistance from within existing budgets 'if they judge it a priority in their area', says government

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18 December, 2014

Government responds to Work Programme: Building Best Practice recommendations

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18 December, 2014

70 per cent of Work Programme participants return to jobcentre plus at the end of their two years on the programme

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18 December, 2014

Opposition motion calling for abolition of the bedroom tax defeated in the Commons

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18 December, 2014

DWP to be allowed to recover tax credit debt from April 2015

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17 December, 2014

DWP publishes first independent review of personal independence payment

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17 December, 2014

Almost 240,000 claims for personal independence payment awaiting decision

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17 December, 2014

National Audit Office qualifies opinion on DWP child maintenance client funds account for 2013/2014 due to level of errors in assessments

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17 December, 2014

22,900 people were on the universal credit caseload as at 13 November 2014

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17 December, 2014

Average clearing time for ESA mandatory reconsiderations is 13 days, says DWP

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17 December, 2014

Benefit uprating 2015/2016

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17 December, 2014

DWP to close partially and fully compliant Child Support Agency cases simultaneously

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16 December, 2014

DWP announces £250m contract for continuation of Post Office Card Accounts

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16 December, 2014

DWP to make it clearer that evidence from care professionals can be valuable when assessing eligibility for ESA

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DWP confirms details of further roll out of personal independence payment

Local councils will continue to be able to offer local welfare assistance from within existing budgets 'if they judge it a priority in their area', says government

Government responds to Work Programme: Building Best Practice recommendations

70 per cent of Work Programme participants return to jobcentre plus at the end of their two years on the programme

Opposition motion calling for abolition of the bedroom tax defeated in the Commons

DWP to be allowed to recover tax credit debt from April 2015

Unison (No 2), R (on the application of) v The Lord Chancellor

DWP publishes first independent review of personal independence payment

UNISON to appeal High Court decision over tribunal fees

High Court dismisses employment tribunal fees challenge

Almost 240,000 claims for personal independence payment awaiting decision

National Audit Office qualifies opinion on DWP child maintenance client funds account for 2013/2014 due to level of errors in assessments

Charalambous & Anor v Maureen Rosairie NG & Anor

22,900 people were on the universal credit caseload as at 13 November 2014

Average clearing time for ESA mandatory reconsiderations is 13 days, says DWP

Benefit uprating 2015/2016

DWP to close partially and fully compliant Child Support Agency cases simultaneously

DWP announces £250m contract for continuation of Post Office Card Accounts

DWP to make it clearer that evidence from care professionals can be valuable when assessing eligibility for ESA