News and case law

23 April, 2024

DWP confirms allocation of £2.5 million to local authorities to support the administration of the Verify Earnings and Pensions service in 2024/2025

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23 April, 2024

Department for Communities waived less than 100 official error overpayments between April 2021 and February 2024

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22 April, 2024

Ending of the Work and Health Programme in the Autumn will leave a ‘big gap in provision’

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22 April, 2024

Government confirms that it will legislate to remove benefits from those who’ve been claiming for more than 12 months if they don’t comply with conditions set by their work coach

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22 April, 2024

Steady increase in Access to Work backlog is a result of a rise in volume of applications, says Work and Pensions Minister

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22 April, 2024

Court of Appeal provides guidance on right to claim damages for breach of human rights in circumstances where losses relate to failure to lift NRPF condition as it was in 2020 to prevent destitution

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22 April, 2024

Scottish Government calls on DWP to stop treating student loans as income for benefit purposes

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19 April, 2024

Prime Minister announces plans for major reform of personal independence payment for those with mental health conditions

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19 April, 2024

Government to bring forward the transition of those on legacy ESA as part of acceleration of Move to UC process

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19 April, 2024

Further increase to Administrative Earnings Threshold following Prime Minister’s statement on ‘moral mission’ to get people back to work

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19 April, 2024

Government publishes consultation on reform of fit notes process to ‘better understand who needs additional support’

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19 April, 2024

Scottish Parliament votes against motion on a Bill to establish a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council

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DWP confirms allocation of £2.5 million to local authorities to support the administration of the Verify Earnings and Pensions service in 2024/2025

Government introduces updated Code of Practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips

Department for Communities waived less than 100 official error overpayments between April 2021 and February 2024

Ending of the Work and Health Programme in the Autumn will leave a ‘big gap in provision’

Government confirms that it will legislate to remove benefits from those who’ve been claiming for more than 12 months if they don’t comply with conditions set by their work coach

Steady increase in Access to Work backlog is a result of a rise in volume of applications, says Work and Pensions Minister

Court of Appeal provides guidance on right to claim damages for breach of human rights in circumstances where losses relate to failure to lift NRPF condition as it was in 2020 to prevent destitution

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Scottish Government calls on DWP to stop treating student loans as income for benefit purposes

Court of Session rules that a local authority was not required to consult before increasing the taper it applied when assessing excess income available to meet community care charges

Prime Minister announces plans for major reform of personal independence payment for those with mental health conditions

Government to bring forward the transition of those on legacy ESA as part of acceleration of Move to UC process

Further increase to Administrative Earnings Threshold following Prime Minister’s statement on ‘moral mission’ to get people back to work

Government publishes consultation on reform of fit notes process to ‘better understand who needs additional support’

TUC sets out proposals for how the use of AI in the workplace might be regulated to protect the rights and interests of workers, employees and jobseekers

High Court finds council breached duty to provide ‘suitable’ interim accommodation having left a family in B&B accommodation for six months before deciding their homelessness application

Scottish Parliament votes against motion on a Bill to establish a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council

Scottish Parliamentary Committees launch joint consultation on Housing (Scotland) Bill

Increase in registered rents in Northern Ireland 2024/2025