News and case law

2 June, 2014

Direct correlation between welfare reforms and increased use of food banks, say MSPs

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30 May, 2014

Extension of categories of disabled people eligible for ‘blue badge’ scheme

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30 May, 2014

National Housing Federation negotiates with DWP to introduce practical changes to universal credit delivery

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30 May, 2014

Private debt collectors used to recover tax credit overpayments in over 215,000 cases in 2013/2014

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30 May, 2014

High Court dismisses judicial review to allow an extra bedroom for children who need overnight care

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29 May, 2014

Whether tribunal has a duty to obtain evidence relating to DLA high rate mobility award

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29 May, 2014

New statistics show that Skills Conditionality referrals are up by 40 per cent and Skills Conditionality starts are up by 70 per cent in the last year

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29 May, 2014

Valuation Tribunal has unlimited powers to overturn decisions on discretionary council tax payments

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28 May, 2014

Clarification of categories of people who are exempt from the habitual residence test

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28 May, 2014

Regulation 29 where person unable to make journey to work unaccompanied

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28 May, 2014

Value of deferred increment in retirement pension fixed at time of initial award, subject to uprating, and not recalculated every year

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28 May, 2014

Five million children could be living in poverty by 2020, says Save the Children

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28 May, 2014

23 per cent of people affected by bedroom tax in London have cut back on food and 19 per cent have cut back on heating

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Direct correlation between welfare reforms and increased use of food banks, say MSPs

Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014

Tell Us Once service expanded to cover concessionary travel

Extension of categories of disabled people eligible for ‘blue badge’ scheme

14 per cent increase in debt problems cause by HMRC overpayments, say Citizens Advice

Complaints to financial ombudsman against credit unions halved in the past year

National Housing Federation negotiates with DWP to introduce practical changes to universal credit delivery

Private debt collectors used to recover tax credit overpayments in over 215,000 cases in 2013/2014

High Court dismisses judicial review to allow an extra bedroom for children who need overnight care

Whether tribunal has a duty to obtain evidence relating to DLA high rate mobility award

New statistics show that Skills Conditionality referrals are up by 40 per cent and Skills Conditionality starts are up by 70 per cent in the last year

Valuation Tribunal has unlimited powers to overturn decisions on discretionary council tax payments

Clarification of categories of people who are exempt from the habitual residence test

Regulation 29 where person unable to make journey to work unaccompanied

Value of deferred increment in retirement pension fixed at time of initial award, subject to uprating, and not recalculated every year

Five million children could be living in poverty by 2020, says Save the Children

23 per cent of people affected by bedroom tax in London have cut back on food and 19 per cent have cut back on heating

13.8 per cent increase in adult social care complaints in the last year

Care sector is in crisis, says Baroness Kingsmill