News and case law

2 February, 2022

Primary carer of a ‘Chen child’ with a permanent right to reside is entitled to a right to reside for child benefit purposes in order to give ‘useful effect’ to the child’s residence rights

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2 February, 2022

Extension to welfare supplementary payments in Northern Ireland

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1 February, 2022

Welsh Government to double its winter fuel support payment to £200

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31 January, 2022

Government’s new Way to Work campaign is a ‘dangerous initiative’ which disregards evidence and experience in relation to sanctions and finding effective job matches

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31 January, 2022

Absence of face-to-face support means new Help to Claim service will not be fit for purpose, says NAWRA

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31 January, 2022

Valuation Office Agency sets out local housing allowance rates for 2022/2023 confirming no increases for a second year

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31 January, 2022

Scottish Government launches independent advocacy service for disabled people accessing Scottish social security

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31 January, 2022

Miscellaneous amendments and transitional provision as a consequence of the introduction of adult disability payment in Scotland from March 2022

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28 January, 2022

High Court dismisses judicial review challenge to universal credit disabled student rules

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28 January, 2022

Early evidence suggests that social welfare law advice and support being provided through MoJ-funded initiatives is improving client outcomes

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28 January, 2022

Regulations introduced in Northern Ireland to freeze local housing allowance rates for a second year at their 2020/2021 levels

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Primary carer of a ‘Chen child’ with a permanent right to reside is entitled to a right to reside for child benefit purposes in order to give ‘useful effect’ to the child’s residence rights

Kickstart scheme’s failure to hit its target is because the ‘wider economic recovery has been so strong’

Housing Ombudsman issues Special Report on repeated failures of Lambeth Borough Council’s complaints handling system

Extension to welfare supplementary payments in Northern Ireland

Court of Appeal rules that where employee was denied the opportunity to exercise the right to paid annual leave, the right did not lapse but carried over and accumulated until termination of his contract

Government to consult on removing vaccination as a condition of employment for health and social care staff

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

Welsh Government to double its winter fuel support payment to £200

Wales TUC launches survey in response to increase in workers reporting sexual harassment during Covid-19 pandemic

Government’s new Way to Work campaign is a ‘dangerous initiative’ which disregards evidence and experience in relation to sanctions and finding effective job matches

Absence of face-to-face support means new Help to Claim service will not be fit for purpose, says NAWRA

Valuation Office Agency sets out local housing allowance rates for 2022/2023 confirming no increases for a second year

Scottish Government launches independent advocacy service for disabled people accessing Scottish social security

Miscellaneous amendments and transitional provision as a consequence of the introduction of adult disability payment in Scotland from March 2022

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

High Court dismisses judicial review challenge to universal credit disabled student rules

Early evidence suggests that social welfare law advice and support being provided through MoJ-funded initiatives is improving client outcomes

More than 41,000 Breathing Space registrations had been made by the end of December 2021

Regulations introduced in Northern Ireland to freeze local housing allowance rates for a second year at their 2020/2021 levels