News and case law

17 August, 2021 Open access

Number of universal credit claims remains lower than in period before Covid-19 pandemic

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17 August, 2021

DWP issues new guidance in response to Parliamentary Ombudsman’s finding that it failed to properly communicate negative impacts of the new state pension on some claimants

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16 August, 2021

DWP reiterates that it is not investigating complaints about 1950s women and changes to state pension age

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16 August, 2021

Remaining Post Office card account users to be moved to Payment Exception Service from end of August 2021

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13 August, 2021 Open access

Claimants now being notified via their online accounts of the date of the last payment of their universal credit ‘uplift’

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13 August, 2021 Open access

DWP confirms that self-employed universal credit claimants will begin to be impacted by reintroduction of the minimum income floor from mid-September 2021

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12 August, 2021

Social Security Scotland to roll out face-to-face service for claimants applying for Scottish benefits from November 2021

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11 August, 2021

One in five discretionary support decisions in Northern Ireland were changed or returned by Inspectors at second review stage during 2020/2021

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10 August, 2021

DWP updates ‘Lapsing Appeals’ best practice memorandum after conceding judicial review challenge

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10 August, 2021

Government says that it recognises ‘legitimate concerns’ about the impact of artificially inflated earnings on the state pension triple lock

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10 August, 2021

Transfer from DLA to PIP / tribunal wrong to find that claimant had failed to attend medical examination without good reason where there was no evidence that invitation had imposed legal requirement to attend

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10 August, 2021

Disabled people’s organisations call on government to extend consultation period for Health and Disability Green Paper

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Number of universal credit claims remains lower than in period before Covid-19 pandemic

Information Commissioner’s Office launches call for views on data protection and employment practices

Scottish Government sets out proposals to continue Covid-related tenancy protection measures in new consultation on its Covid Recovery policy

DWP issues new guidance in response to Parliamentary Ombudsman’s finding that it failed to properly communicate negative impacts of the new state pension on some claimants

Extended Scottish ‘breathing space’ moratorium period during Covid pandemic should be made permanent, Scottish Government proposes

DWP reiterates that it is not investigating complaints about 1950s women and changes to state pension age

Government issues new council tax collection best practice guidance for local authorities

Remaining Post Office card account users to be moved to Payment Exception Service from end of August 2021

Employment case law round up

Claimants now being notified via their online accounts of the date of the last payment of their universal credit ‘uplift’

DWP confirms that self-employed universal credit claimants will begin to be impacted by reintroduction of the minimum income floor from mid-September 2021

Landlord and mortgage possession actions up by more than 100 per cent in April to June 2021 compared to same quarter in 2020

Social Security Scotland to roll out face-to-face service for claimants applying for Scottish benefits from November 2021

TUC calls on government to establish a permanent short-time working scheme to help protect working people from future economic change

One in five discretionary support decisions in Northern Ireland were changed or returned by Inspectors at second review stage during 2020/2021

DWP updates ‘Lapsing Appeals’ best practice memorandum after conceding judicial review challenge

Government says that it recognises ‘legitimate concerns’ about the impact of artificially inflated earnings on the state pension triple lock

Transfer from DLA to PIP / tribunal wrong to find that claimant had failed to attend medical examination without good reason where there was no evidence that invitation had imposed legal requirement to attend

Disabled people’s organisations call on government to extend consultation period for Health and Disability Green Paper