News and case law

30 September, 2022

Extension of exemptions from LHA shared accommodation rate to include victims of domestic abuse and victims of modern slavery from 1 October 2022

More Welfare rights news

29 September, 2022

Chief Secretary to the Treasury refuses to confirm that the government is committed to increasing benefits in line with inflation next year

More Welfare rights news

29 September, 2022

District councils warn that a £900m increase in costs due to inflation and pay pressures may lead to cuts to local services including emergency payment schemes and debt and benefits advice

More Welfare rights news

29 September, 2022

More than half of adult disability payment applications decided in period up to 31 July 2022 resulted in an award

More Welfare rights news

29 September, 2022

Uprating of diffuse mesothelioma lump sum payments in Northern Ireland

More Welfare rights news

29 September, 2022

Social security benefits up-rating in Northern Ireland

More Welfare rights news

29 September, 2022

Ensuring that Irish Citizens are covered by exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for people arriving in Northern Ireland from Ukraine

More Welfare rights news

28 September, 2022

Systemic problem with universal credit puts disabled claimants at risk of being underpaid by more than £350 per month

More Welfare rights news

27 September, 2022

Cost of administering PIP mandatory reconsiderations increased to more than £28 million in 2021/2022

More Welfare rights news

27 September, 2022

Adding Council Tax Reduction Review Panel to list of tribunals whose functions can be transferred to the Scottish Tribunals

More Welfare rights news

27 September, 2022

Ensuring that Irish Citizens are covered by exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for people arriving in Great Britain from Ukraine

More Welfare rights news

27 September, 2022 Open access

Extending Covid-19 related provisions that enable wider and extended use of video and audio live links in courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland

More Welfare rights news

26 September, 2022

High Court rules that DWP acts unlawfully by failing to seek representations from claimants before applying third party deductions for utility debts

More Welfare rights case law

26 September, 2022

PCS union warns that already ‘overstretched’ jobcentre staff face increase in workload as a result of universal credit changes being introduced today

More Welfare rights news

Housing associations reconfirm commitment that they will not evict tenants if they are engaging in a plan to manage their rent arrears

Extension of exemptions from LHA shared accommodation rate to include victims of domestic abuse and victims of modern slavery from 1 October 2022

Chief Secretary to the Treasury refuses to confirm that the government is committed to increasing benefits in line with inflation next year

Government agrees to consider local authorities’ requests to extend the 30 September 2022 deadline for payment of the £150 council tax energy rebate

MaPS confirms that it has offered grants to existing regional debt advice contract holders for period of 26 months from February 2023

District councils warn that a £900m increase in costs due to inflation and pay pressures may lead to cuts to local services including emergency payment schemes and debt and benefits advice

More than half of adult disability payment applications decided in period up to 31 July 2022 resulted in an award

Welsh Government confirms intention to add those who are ‘street homeless’ as a new category of person in priority need for purposes of Housing (Wales) Act 2014

Uprating of diffuse mesothelioma lump sum payments in Northern Ireland

Social security benefits up-rating in Northern Ireland

Ensuring that Irish Citizens are covered by exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for people arriving in Northern Ireland from Ukraine

Systemic problem with universal credit puts disabled claimants at risk of being underpaid by more than £350 per month

Cost of administering PIP mandatory reconsiderations increased to more than £28 million in 2021/2022

Adding Council Tax Reduction Review Panel to list of tribunals whose functions can be transferred to the Scottish Tribunals

Ensuring that Irish Citizens are covered by exemption from requirement to satisfy habitual residence test or past presence test for people arriving in Great Britain from Ukraine

Extending Covid-19 related provisions that enable wider and extended use of video and audio live links in courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland

Requiring Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care in Wales to publish yearly plan setting out how it proposes to exercise its functions

High Court rules that DWP acts unlawfully by failing to seek representations from claimants before applying third party deductions for utility debts

PCS union warns that already ‘overstretched’ jobcentre staff face increase in workload as a result of universal credit changes being introduced today