News and case law

14 June, 2021

Judge approves late request for DWP to make submissions to the High Court at an application for a second inquest into the death of Jodey Whiting

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14 June, 2021

DWP compensates claimants after Ombudsman ruling that it failed to properly communicate potential negative impacts of state pension reforms in 2016

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11 June, 2021 Open access

Work and Pensions Committee urges DWP to consider lifting the 365-day limit on new-style ESA entitlement when a work capability assessment is still pending

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11 June, 2021

Savings delivered by universal credit are now estimated to be higher than the cost of delivering the benefit, says DWP

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11 June, 2021

Government’s decision to pay lower rate of universal credit standard allowance to young single parents can only be seen as a ‘Young Parent Penalty’

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10 June, 2021

Social Security tribunal appeal receipts in three months to March 2021 down by more than a third compared to same period last year

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10 June, 2021

Outcomes of ESA initial and repeat assessments show steady increase in numbers assigned to work-related activity group

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10 June, 2021

Commencement of provisions that make miscellaneous amendments relating to the administration of the Scottish social security system

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9 June, 2021

Minister confirms that more than £3 billion in tax credit debt associated with universal credit claimants has been transferred from HMRC to the DWP

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9 June, 2021 Open access

NAO examines impact of Covid-19 on the labour market, and the DWP’s employment support response

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9 June, 2021

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of motion agreeing that tackling child poverty and building a fairer, more equal country ‘should be a national mission’

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Judge approves late request for DWP to make submissions to the High Court at an application for a second inquest into the death of Jodey Whiting

DWP compensates claimants after Ombudsman ruling that it failed to properly communicate potential negative impacts of state pension reforms in 2016

Employment case law round up

Work and Pensions Committee urges DWP to consider lifting the 365-day limit on new-style ESA entitlement when a work capability assessment is still pending

Savings delivered by universal credit are now estimated to be higher than the cost of delivering the benefit, says DWP

Government’s decision to pay lower rate of universal credit standard allowance to young single parents can only be seen as a ‘Young Parent Penalty’

Guidance issued to local authorities in England on rights of specified Hong Kong British National (Overseas) citizens to an allocation of housing or homelessness assistance

Court of Appeal holds that a prior period of illegal performance of an employment contract by claimant did not prevent her from subsequently enforcing her statutory and contractual rights

Social Security tribunal appeal receipts in three months to March 2021 down by more than a third compared to same period last year

Number of outstanding employment tribunal cases increased by almost 40 per cent in first three months of 2021 compared to same period in 2020

Outcomes of ESA initial and repeat assessments show steady increase in numbers assigned to work-related activity group

Commencement of provisions that make miscellaneous amendments relating to the administration of the Scottish social security system

Changes to documents which can be produced in order to evidence an individual’s right to work in the UK or enter into a tenancy agreement in England

Business Minister says ‘heavy handed’ legislation is not necessary in order to protect workers from ‘unacceptable’ fire and rehire negotiation tactics

Minister confirms that more than £3 billion in tax credit debt associated with universal credit claimants has been transferred from HMRC to the DWP

Increases in prescribed monetary limits that need to be met in order for an individual to be able to apply for a Debt Relief Order

NAO examines impact of Covid-19 on the labour market, and the DWP’s employment support response

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of motion agreeing that tackling child poverty and building a fairer, more equal country ‘should be a national mission’

Ensuring that specified Hong Kong British National (Overseas) citizens are eligible for an allocation of housing or homelessness assistance