News and case law

21 March, 2023

DWP confirms that its ‘In Work Progression offer’ is now available across all of Great Britain

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21 March, 2023

Payments to child care provider made to reserve children’s places during Covid-19 lockdown did not amount to ‘relevant child care charges for the purposes of regulation 28 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

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21 March, 2023

Number of households subject to benefit cap decreased by 7 per cent in the three months to November 2022

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21 March, 2023

HMCTS announces changes to timetable for court and tribunal reform programme

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21 March, 2023

DWP outlines current work to test new online application processes for health and disability-related benefits

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21 March, 2023

Uprating of mesothelioma lump sum payments from April 2023 in Northern Ireland

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20 March, 2023

Automation of sanctions decision-making suggests a ‘computer says no’ culture with individual claimant circumstances ignored, says PCS

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20 March, 2023

DWP expects NI records of universal credit claimants who have not had credits added automatically as a result of a 2019 system change to be fully updated over the course of 2023/2024

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20 March, 2023

Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to receive £22 million funding to continue delivering Help to Claim service for a fifth year

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20 March, 2023

Consequential regulations in respect of social security benefits uprating in 2023/2024

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20 March, 2023

Increase in benefit cap levels from April 2023

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20 March, 2023

Legal effect of Court of Appeal’s declaration in Johnson that universal credit earnings assessment rules were irrational and unlawful can apply to periods before the Court’s decision

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17 March, 2023

Government’s ‘carrot-and-stick approach’ to health and disability benefit reform will leave many sick and disabled people with the stick and the real threat of the ramping up of sanctions

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17 March, 2023

Court of Appeal grants second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting

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17 March, 2023

Universal credit child element is not a social security family benefit for the purposes of Regulation (EC) 883/2004

More Welfare rights case law

17 March, 2023

Social security benefits uprating 2023/2024

More Welfare rights news

DWP confirms that its ‘In Work Progression offer’ is now available across all of Great Britain

Payments to child care provider made to reserve children’s places during Covid-19 lockdown did not amount to ‘relevant child care charges for the purposes of regulation 28 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

Number of households subject to benefit cap decreased by 7 per cent in the three months to November 2022

Shelter welcomes victory in landmark complaint against ‘no kids’ rental practices

HMCTS announces changes to timetable for court and tribunal reform programme

DWP outlines current work to test new online application processes for health and disability-related benefits

Councils continue to miss opportunities to prevent homelessness five years on from the Homelessness Reduction Act coming into force

Uprating of mesothelioma lump sum payments from April 2023 in Northern Ireland

Automation of sanctions decision-making suggests a ‘computer says no’ culture with individual claimant circumstances ignored, says PCS

DWP expects NI records of universal credit claimants who have not had credits added automatically as a result of a 2019 system change to be fully updated over the course of 2023/2024

Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to receive £22 million funding to continue delivering Help to Claim service for a fifth year

Consequential regulations in respect of social security benefits uprating in 2023/2024

Increase in benefit cap levels from April 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Legal effect of Court of Appeal’s declaration in Johnson that universal credit earnings assessment rules were irrational and unlawful can apply to periods before the Court’s decision

Government’s ‘carrot-and-stick approach’ to health and disability benefit reform will leave many sick and disabled people with the stick and the real threat of the ramping up of sanctions

Court of Appeal grants second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting

Universal credit child element is not a social security family benefit for the purposes of Regulation (EC) 883/2004

Social security benefits uprating 2023/2024