News and case law

27 July, 2021

Northern Ireland Communities Minister urges UK Government to retain £20 uplift to universal credit and working tax credit

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27 July, 2021 Open access

Local authorities underspent Scottish Welfare Fund’s £60 million budget by £10 million in the year to 31 March 2021

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26 July, 2021

Tribunal must apply its mind to whether it is in the interests of justice to proceed with paper determination of an appeal when there is ambiguity in claimant’s election for a paper hearing

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26 July, 2021

DWP reminds local authorities of process to follow when Breathing Space moratorium applies to rent and council tax arrears recovered by deductions from benefits

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26 July, 2021

Treatment of Scottish child disability payment for the purposes of housing benefit

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26 July, 2021

Disregarding disability assistance and other devolved Scottish benefits as income or capital in the calculation of means-tested benefits

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23 July, 2021

DWP concedes judicial review challenge by couple who lost almost £10,000 on transferring to universal credit

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23 July, 2021 Open access

Universal credit claimants being notified via their online journal accounts today that the £20 uplift is to end in the autumn

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23 July, 2021

Minister confirms DWP has no plans to further review its handling of pre-appeal ‘offer’ calls made to PIP claimants in the past

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23 July, 2021

FOI response confirms universal credit system error that led to recoverable overpayments for some claimants affected by bedroom tax is now fixed

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23 July, 2021

Whether tribunal is always obliged to put perceived inconsistencies in evidence to claimant / whether tribunal is always obliged to make specific findings on regulation 4(2A) criteria

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23 July, 2021

DWP responds to Social Security Advisory Committee’s November 2020 report on the Motability scheme

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23 July, 2021

DWP confirms funding allocations for local authorities joining the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative this month

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22 July, 2021

Ministry of Justice launches advice sector survey to inform its work to improve access to early legal support

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22 July, 2021

Around 60,000 new PIP claims made in 2020 have yet to be determined

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Northern Ireland Communities Minister urges UK Government to retain £20 uplift to universal credit and working tax credit

Local authorities underspent Scottish Welfare Fund’s £60 million budget by £10 million in the year to 31 March 2021

Tribunal must apply its mind to whether it is in the interests of justice to proceed with paper determination of an appeal when there is ambiguity in claimant’s election for a paper hearing

Centre for Social Justice sets out proposals for Enforcement Conduct Authority to 'raise standards and protect vulnerable people', and ensure the enforcement agency is 'fit to meet the challenges of the coming decade'

DWP reminds local authorities of process to follow when Breathing Space moratorium applies to rent and council tax arrears recovered by deductions from benefits

Treatment of Scottish child disability payment for the purposes of housing benefit

Disregarding disability assistance and other devolved Scottish benefits as income or capital in the calculation of means-tested benefits

Employment case law round up

DWP concedes judicial review challenge by couple who lost almost £10,000 on transferring to universal credit

Universal credit claimants being notified via their online journal accounts today that the £20 uplift is to end in the autumn

Supreme Court rules that change in wording of equality legislation has not altered burden of proof on claimant in first stage of employment discrimination case

Minister confirms DWP has no plans to further review its handling of pre-appeal ‘offer’ calls made to PIP claimants in the past

FOI response confirms universal credit system error that led to recoverable overpayments for some claimants affected by bedroom tax is now fixed

Women and Equalities Committee launches inquiry on menopause discrimination in the workplace

Whether tribunal is always obliged to put perceived inconsistencies in evidence to claimant / whether tribunal is always obliged to make specific findings on regulation 4(2A) criteria

DWP responds to Social Security Advisory Committee’s November 2020 report on the Motability scheme

DWP confirms funding allocations for local authorities joining the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative this month

Ministry of Justice launches advice sector survey to inform its work to improve access to early legal support

Around 60,000 new PIP claims made in 2020 have yet to be determined