News and case law

11 February, 2022

DWP confirms it plans to run a second pilot of a sanctions early warning system later this year

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11 February, 2022

Government rejects SSAC concern about impact of PIP past presence test on UK nationals fleeing Afghanistan

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11 February, 2022

Removal of restrictions on entitlement to payments from the welfare mitigation schemes in Northern Ireland for people affected by the benefit cap and the bedroom tax

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11 February, 2022

Disregarding energy rebate scheme payments in the calculation of council tax reduction in England

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11 February, 2022

Every household in Scotland in receipt of council tax reduction to receive £150 in financial support to help address the cost of living crisis

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11 February, 2022

Uprating and miscellaneous amendments in relation to council tax reduction in Scotland

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11 February, 2022

War Pensions Scheme uprating 2022/2023

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10 February, 2022

Select Committee Chair expresses ‘huge disappointment’ at lack of detail Secretary of State is able to provide on what the DWP is doing to support people affected by the cost of living crisis

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10 February, 2022

Adult disability payment to launch in pilot areas next month after Scottish Parliament unanimously approves necessary legislation

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10 February, 2022

DWP sets out details of plan to enable debt management ‘customers’ to self-serve in managing their financial transactions and enquiries online

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10 February, 2022

All jobcentre computers provided for use by claimants have now been upgraded to include standard accessibility features

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10 February, 2022

Need for a man in his early sixties to have to make a claim for a winter fuel payment when a woman of the same age would receive an automatic award on her claiming state pension does not constitute indirect discrimination

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9 February, 2022

Way to Work regulations were introduced under ‘urgency procedure’ as delay could have impacted on DWP’s target to get half a million people into jobs by June 2022

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9 February, 2022

DWP confirms it is expanding its Health Transformation Programme into selected Birmingham postcodes

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DWP confirms it plans to run a second pilot of a sanctions early warning system later this year

Private landlords in England are now starting as many court proceedings to evict tenants as they did before the pandemic

Government launches consultations on Home Office codes of practice on avoiding unlawful discrimination for those carrying out ‘right to rent’ and ‘right to work’ checks

Level of fraud and error in furlough payments that employers will get away with as a result of HMRC ‘ignorance and inaction’ is a real concern, say MPs

Government rejects SSAC concern about impact of PIP past presence test on UK nationals fleeing Afghanistan

Removal of restrictions on entitlement to payments from the welfare mitigation schemes in Northern Ireland for people affected by the benefit cap and the bedroom tax

Disregarding energy rebate scheme payments in the calculation of council tax reduction in England

Every household in Scotland in receipt of council tax reduction to receive £150 in financial support to help address the cost of living crisis

Uprating and miscellaneous amendments in relation to council tax reduction in Scotland

War Pensions Scheme uprating 2022/2023

Scottish Government welcomes strong support from consultation responses on proposals to establish a National Care Service

Select Committee Chair expresses ‘huge disappointment’ at lack of detail Secretary of State is able to provide on what the DWP is doing to support people affected by the cost of living crisis

Adult disability payment to launch in pilot areas next month after Scottish Parliament unanimously approves necessary legislation

DWP sets out details of plan to enable debt management ‘customers’ to self-serve in managing their financial transactions and enquiries online

All jobcentre computers provided for use by claimants have now been upgraded to include standard accessibility features

Bill to restrict ground rents on newly created long leases of houses and flats to a token ‘peppercorn’ value receives Royal Assent

Need for a man in his early sixties to have to make a claim for a winter fuel payment when a woman of the same age would receive an automatic award on her claiming state pension does not constitute indirect discrimination

Way to Work regulations were introduced under ‘urgency procedure’ as delay could have impacted on DWP’s target to get half a million people into jobs by June 2022

DWP confirms it is expanding its Health Transformation Programme into selected Birmingham postcodes