News and case law

8 April, 2022

DWP says that it gave ‘due regard’ to Managing Public Money principles in coming to decision not to offer blanket compensation to claimants who were underpaid state pension

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8 April, 2022

Government estimates that reforms to Warm Home Discount scheme will lead to reduction of almost 300,000 in number of disability benefit claimants receiving rebate

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8 April, 2022

Benefit uprating and social security contribution rates for 2022/2023

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8 April, 2022

Improving the quality of data gathered about supported housing and temporary accommodation caseloads for housing benefit purposes

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7 April, 2022

DWP advises SSAC that a range of issues still need to be explored in ‘discovery phase’ of managed migration rollout of universal credit

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7 April, 2022

Requirement for women whose husbands received a Category A retirement pension prior to April 2008 to make a claim for a Category B pension is not unlawful

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7 April, 2022

Law Centre NI calls on DfC to change its policy in respect of recovering benefit overpayments caused by official error

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6 April, 2022

DWP cancels project to develop a new measure of poverty based on work by the Social Metrics Commission

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5 April, 2022

Temporary modification of fuel deductions from benefits so that new payments for ongoing consumption or increase in existing payments may only be made if requested by claimant

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5 April, 2022

Extending use of flexibilities and discretion within universal credit would lead to a ‘more humane welfare system’ which better supports claimants with complex needs

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5 April, 2022

Whether definition of ‘full-time course of education’ in universal credit refers to actual number of hours of study rather than classification by the particular educational institution

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5 April, 2022

Allocation of additional funding to local authorities to support the costs of reviewing housing benefit cases following incapacity benefits reassessment LEAP exercise

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Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

DWP says that it gave ‘due regard’ to Managing Public Money principles in coming to decision not to offer blanket compensation to claimants who were underpaid state pension

Lords Select Committee draws regulations that freeze earnings repayment thresholds for student loans to the ‘special attention’ of the House

Government estimates that reforms to Warm Home Discount scheme will lead to reduction of almost 300,000 in number of disability benefit claimants receiving rebate

Benefit uprating and social security contribution rates for 2022/2023

Improving the quality of data gathered about supported housing and temporary accommodation caseloads for housing benefit purposes

DWP advises SSAC that a range of issues still need to be explored in ‘discovery phase’ of managed migration rollout of universal credit

Government launches four week consultation on repeal of the Vagrancy Act as part of its plans to ‘end rough sleeping for good’

Requirement for women whose husbands received a Category A retirement pension prior to April 2008 to make a claim for a Category B pension is not unlawful

Law Centre NI calls on DfC to change its policy in respect of recovering benefit overpayments caused by official error

European Court of Human Rights asked to consider whether discrimination under the ‘right to rent’ policy is justified

Supported housing oversight pilots highlight progress local authorities can make with increased resourcing and capacity, but also how current regulatory system and legislation prohibit effective oversight

High Court considers whether trustee in bankruptcy’s late application for an order to suspend a debtor’s discharge from bankruptcy should be accepted

High Court finds Cardiff City Council to be in contempt of court for failing to comply with order relating to care and support of young adult

DWP cancels project to develop a new measure of poverty based on work by the Social Metrics Commission

Temporary modification of fuel deductions from benefits so that new payments for ongoing consumption or increase in existing payments may only be made if requested by claimant

Extending use of flexibilities and discretion within universal credit would lead to a ‘more humane welfare system’ which better supports claimants with complex needs

Whether definition of ‘full-time course of education’ in universal credit refers to actual number of hours of study rather than classification by the particular educational institution

Allocation of additional funding to local authorities to support the costs of reviewing housing benefit cases following incapacity benefits reassessment LEAP exercise