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19 January, 2023

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in Wales

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18 January, 2023

Tribunal hearing appeal against HMRC decision to terminate tax credits following claim for universal credit did not have jurisdiction to consider whether DWP was entitled to be satisfied that basic universal credit conditions were met

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18 January, 2023

Survivors of domestic abuse to be given option for Child Maintenance Service to collect and make payments on their behalf

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17 January, 2023

Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling that Secretary of State did not act unlawfully in deciding not to uprate legacy benefits in line with universal credit from 6 April 2021

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17 January, 2023

More than 750,000 universal credit households with at least one person in work had deductions from their award in August 2022

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17 January, 2023

DWP says that statistics on processing times for universal credit WCAs could only be provided ‘at disproportionate cost’

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17 January, 2023

DWP issues guidance to local authorities on housing benefit uprating for financial year ending March 2024

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16 January, 2023

UK’s social security system is failing to meet people’s needs, driving rising poverty rates, and disproportionately impacting people with protected characteristics

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16 January, 2023

UK social security system is failing to provide enough adequate, accessible or fair support

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16 January, 2023

Exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for Irish citizens arriving in Great Britain from Ukraine

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13 January, 2023

More than 600,000 universal credit households with someone assessed as having LCW had deductions from their award in August 2022

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Scottish Government launches consultation on changing measure for uprating of mobile home pitch fees

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in Wales

Tribunal hearing appeal against HMRC decision to terminate tax credits following claim for universal credit did not have jurisdiction to consider whether DWP was entitled to be satisfied that basic universal credit conditions were met

Almost 100 charities and non-profit organisations urge Chancellor to introduce social tariff to help low-income households with energy bills

Carers NI launches Carer Poverty Commission, bringing together experts from across the UK to make recommendations to tackle poverty and destitution among Northern Ireland’s carer population

Survivors of domestic abuse to be given option for Child Maintenance Service to collect and make payments on their behalf

Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling that Secretary of State did not act unlawfully in deciding not to uprate legacy benefits in line with universal credit from 6 April 2021

More than 750,000 universal credit households with at least one person in work had deductions from their award in August 2022

Court of Appeal upholds decision refusing trustee in bankruptcy opportunity to argue justification of unlawful discrimination when case resumed in High Court following CJEU ruling on UK pension rights legislation

DWP says that statistics on processing times for universal credit WCAs could only be provided ‘at disproportionate cost’

DWP issues guidance to local authorities on housing benefit uprating for financial year ending March 2024

Amendment of First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber procedural rules to include rent cap appeals under the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022

All-party group of MPs calls for government to amend Social Housing Regulation Bill to include temporary accommodation and raise standards for the 95,000 homeless households living there

Housing Ombudsman issues special report on Birmingham City Council after investigation reveals ‘fundamental failures’

Regulatory Policy Committee issues statement on the lack of an impact assessment for the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

UK’s social security system is failing to meet people’s needs, driving rising poverty rates, and disproportionately impacting people with protected characteristics

UK social security system is failing to provide enough adequate, accessible or fair support

Exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for Irish citizens arriving in Great Britain from Ukraine

More than 600,000 universal credit households with someone assessed as having LCW had deductions from their award in August 2022