News and case law

9 August, 2021

DWP confirms it is working to increase the range of universal credit data it shares with local authorities to help them identify vulnerable families

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6 August, 2021

Government announces that those who apply late to the EU Settlement Scheme will have their rights protected

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6 August, 2021

Number of households in absolute poverty in Northern Ireland was at a record low in 2019/2020

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5 August, 2021 Open access

Expiry of coronavirus-related social security provisions in Scotland from 30 September 2021

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5 August, 2021 Open access

Welsh Government to increase self-isolation support payment to £750 from 7 August 2021

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4 August, 2021

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland overturns High Court judgment that differential treatment of claimants under terminal illness provisions is unlawful

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4 August, 2021

Ministry of Justice launches consultation on dispute resolution in England and Wales

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4 August, 2021 Open access

Work being carried out by around 1,400 DWP staff to identify fraud and error in universal claims made during the pandemic is being undertaken with the ‘utmost care and diligence’

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4 August, 2021

Net savings from the introduction of universal credit might not be as big as a result of Covid-19, but it is ‘clearly more cost-effective than the system it replaces’

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3 August, 2021 Open access

Government outlines how it intends to advise universal credit claimants about the end of the £20 uplift

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3 August, 2021

Court of Appeal overrules High Court judgment that found that differential treatment of social security benefit claimants with a terminal illness is unlawful

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2 August, 2021

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into children in poverty with no recourse to public funds

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Consultation launched on a National Care Service designed to ‘transform Scotland’s social care’

New expert panel created to advise government on delivery of social housing white paper

DWP confirms it is working to increase the range of universal credit data it shares with local authorities to help them identify vulnerable families

Employment case law round up

Government announces that those who apply late to the EU Settlement Scheme will have their rights protected

Number of households in absolute poverty in Northern Ireland was at a record low in 2019/2020

Ombudsman criticises council for funding errors which led to centenarian nursing home resident being forced to move

Expiry of coronavirus-related social security provisions in Scotland from 30 September 2021

Extension of Covid-19 eviction and bankruptcy protections in Scotland to 31 March 2022

Welsh Government to increase self-isolation support payment to £750 from 7 August 2021

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland overturns High Court judgment that differential treatment of claimants under terminal illness provisions is unlawful

High Court rules that local authority has no power to accept a late review of its decision not to grant another tenancy on the expiry of the fixed term of a flexible tenancy

Ministry of Justice launches consultation on dispute resolution in England and Wales

Work being carried out by around 1,400 DWP staff to identify fraud and error in universal claims made during the pandemic is being undertaken with the ‘utmost care and diligence’

Net savings from the introduction of universal credit might not be as big as a result of Covid-19, but it is ‘clearly more cost-effective than the system it replaces’

Government outlines how it intends to advise universal credit claimants about the end of the £20 uplift

Court of Appeal overrules High Court judgment that found that differential treatment of social security benefit claimants with a terminal illness is unlawful

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into children in poverty with no recourse to public funds

High Court considers whether waiver has occurred where a party ignores irregular service and allows bankruptcy proceedings to continue