News and case law

10 March, 2023

Update on Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot shows that uptake is at more than 90 per cent of those eligible to take part

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10 March, 2023

Reduction of SMI loans qualifying period to three months and removal of universal credit zero earnings rule in Northern Ireland

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10 March, 2023

Ensuring that social security benefits uprating provisions in Northern Ireland continue in force

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9 March, 2023

Number of social security and child support appeal cases outstanding rises for fifth quarter in a row

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9 March, 2023

DWP says that it ‘does not have a business requirement’ to retain information about pension credit application processing times

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9 March, 2023

Despite low numbers of ESA work capability assessment mandatory reconsiderations, clearance times reached a record high in January 2023

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8 March, 2023

DWP confirms that no extra funding or staff have been allocated to jobcentres taking part in Additional Jobcentre Support pilot

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8 March, 2023

High Court rules that failure to provide NINo on biometric residence permit of claimant granted leave to remain under Destitute Domestic Violence Concession was not unlawful

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8 March, 2023

Department for Communities outlines proposed timescales for introduction of ‘multi-channel’ delivery of health assessments and online PIP applications

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8 March, 2023

Ensuring that uprating of guardian’s allowance for 2023/2024 does not apply where the claimant is living abroad

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8 March, 2023

Earnings factors used for the calculation of additional state pension and guaranteed minimum pension

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7 March, 2023

Deadline to make voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement to be extended to 31 July 2023

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7 March, 2023

DWP confirms that it has received just one application for review of a decision not to waive the repayment of a recoverable hardship payment

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FCA publishes new guidance for firms supporting existing mortgage borrowers impacted by rising cost of living

Update on Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot shows that uptake is at more than 90 per cent of those eligible to take part

Reduction of SMI loans qualifying period to three months and removal of universal credit zero earnings rule in Northern Ireland

Ensuring that social security benefits uprating provisions in Northern Ireland continue in force

Number of social security and child support appeal cases outstanding rises for fifth quarter in a row

DWP says that it ‘does not have a business requirement’ to retain information about pension credit application processing times

Despite low numbers of ESA work capability assessment mandatory reconsiderations, clearance times reached a record high in January 2023

Almost 7,500 households presented as homeless in Northern Ireland in the second half of 2022

Neither HM Treasury or HMRC have a good enough understanding of the impacts of the almost £100 billion spent on Covid-19 employment support schemes

DWP confirms that no extra funding or staff have been allocated to jobcentres taking part in Additional Jobcentre Support pilot

High Court rules that failure to provide NINo on biometric residence permit of claimant granted leave to remain under Destitute Domestic Violence Concession was not unlawful

Department for Communities outlines proposed timescales for introduction of ‘multi-channel’ delivery of health assessments and online PIP applications

Welsh Government welcomes findings of research on its council tax intervention policies

Ensuring that uprating of guardian’s allowance for 2023/2024 does not apply where the claimant is living abroad

Earnings factors used for the calculation of additional state pension and guaranteed minimum pension

Assessment of income for the purposes of charging for residential care in England in 2023/2024

Deadline to make voluntary national insurance contributions to increase new state pension entitlement to be extended to 31 July 2023

DWP confirms that it has received just one application for review of a decision not to waive the repayment of a recoverable hardship payment

Government confirms appointment of first Menopause Employment Champion to ‘encourage employers to develop menopause policies’