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30 March, 2023

Government confirms that state pension age will rise to 67 by the end of 2028 as planned, but decision on increasing it to 68 postponed until the next Parliament

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30 March, 2023

Introduction of new definition of terminal illness for PIP, DLA and attendance allowance in Great Britain from 3 April 2023

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30 March, 2023

Over-eating can fall within the scope of PIP activity 2: ‘Taking nutrition’

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30 March, 2023

Tribunal consulting with District Judge ‘to ensure correct decision was made’ was a breach of natural justice

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30 March, 2023

Uprating of mesothelioma and pneumoconiosis lump sum payments from April 2023

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30 March, 2023

Disregarding retrospective payments of bereavement benefits made to surviving cohabiting partners for purposes of council tax reduction in Scotland

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29 March, 2023

Shirley-Anne Somerville appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice in Scotland

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29 March, 2023

Work and Pensions Secretary confirms DWP will not appeal ICO’s order to publish research on effectiveness of benefit sanctions

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29 March, 2023

Blind, self-employed claimant awarded £500 damages from Croydon Council due to the application of the minimum income floor in its council tax reduction scheme

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29 March, 2023

DWP says that it has no plans to automate decision-making in universal credit sanctions regime

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29 March, 2023

Scottish Government says that it will not introduce fundamental changes to existing attendance allowance criteria when delivering devolved pension age disability payment

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28 March, 2023

DWP to expand universal credit managed migration programme to tax credits only claimants across the whole of Great Britain in 2023/2024

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Technical drafting amendments to provisions relating to cost of living protections for tenants in Scotland

Government confirms that state pension age will rise to 67 by the end of 2028 as planned, but decision on increasing it to 68 postponed until the next Parliament

Welsh Government issues final report from independent evaluation of Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

Introduction of new definition of terminal illness for PIP, DLA and attendance allowance in Great Britain from 3 April 2023

Government sets out details of final New Burdens funding in relation to council tax energy rebate scheme

Over-eating can fall within the scope of PIP activity 2: ‘Taking nutrition’

Tribunal consulting with District Judge ‘to ensure correct decision was made’ was a breach of natural justice

Uprating of mesothelioma and pneumoconiosis lump sum payments from April 2023

Disregarding retrospective payments of bereavement benefits made to surviving cohabiting partners for purposes of council tax reduction in Scotland

Bringing into force revised Code of Practice on exercise of certain social services functions in Wales from 10 April 2023

Department for Communities publishes statutory review of Caravans Act (Northern Ireland)

Shirley-Anne Somerville appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice in Scotland

Work and Pensions Secretary confirms DWP will not appeal ICO’s order to publish research on effectiveness of benefit sanctions

Blind, self-employed claimant awarded £500 damages from Croydon Council due to the application of the minimum income floor in its council tax reduction scheme

DWP says that it has no plans to automate decision-making in universal credit sanctions regime

Scottish Government says that it will not introduce fundamental changes to existing attendance allowance criteria when delivering devolved pension age disability payment

DWP to expand universal credit managed migration programme to tax credits only claimants across the whole of Great Britain in 2023/2024

Government sets out plans to provide landlords with increased powers to evict anti-social tenants more easily

Ombudsman’s special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing finds that prevailing culture of ‘othering’ was at the heart of repeated complaint handling failures