News and case law

5 January, 2021 Open access

Facilitating remote attendance at tribunal hearings is default position ‘whether backed by regulations or not’, says Lord Chief Justice

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5 January, 2021 Open access

To help limit further transmission of COVID-19, the government must prioritise a ‘cash first’ approach to food insecurity rather than relying on food aid

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5 January, 2021

First-tier Tribunal in its social entitlement jurisdiction is a ‘court’ for purposes of orders made under the now repealed Vexatious Actions (Scotland) Act 1898 that continue in force

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5 January, 2021

Whether insurance policy payments to a widow precluded entitlement to a funeral payment

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5 January, 2021

Assessment of whether claimant displayed ‘severe behavioural problems’ for purposes of entitlement to mobility component under ‘severe mental impairment’ criteria

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4 January, 2021

Commencement of social security coordination provisions in the European Union (Future Relations) Act 2020

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4 January, 2021

Entitlement to sure start maternity grant for refugees who are already responsible for other children under 16

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4 January, 2021

Removal of Genuine Prospect of Work test for those who are involuntarily unemployed

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4 January, 2021

DWP issues guidance on the ‘right to reside’ test for means-tested benefits following the end of the transition period for the UK’s exit from the EU

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4 January, 2021

Protecting rights of EEA nationals and their family members who have not yet applied for or been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme

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4 January, 2021

Protecting rights of EEA frontier workers who have worked in the UK by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020

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30 December, 2020

Amendment of benefit legislation to give effect to changes to the Convention on Social Security between the UK and Norway

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29 December, 2020

Amendment of statutory sick pay legislation in Northern Ireland in relation to those self-isolating because of COVID-19

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24 December, 2020

Handling of appeals in relation to claims for carer’s allowance supplement from outside the UK

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Facilitating remote attendance at tribunal hearings is default position ‘whether backed by regulations or not’, says Lord Chief Justice

Almost half a million private renters are behind on their rent, risking an ‘avalanche’ of evictions if bailiff enforcement ban comes to an end

To help limit further transmission of COVID-19, the government must prioritise a ‘cash first’ approach to food insecurity rather than relying on food aid

First-tier Tribunal in its social entitlement jurisdiction is a ‘court’ for purposes of orders made under the now repealed Vexatious Actions (Scotland) Act 1898 that continue in force

UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal poses threat to employment rights which government must work to address, says TUC

Whether insurance policy payments to a widow precluded entitlement to a funeral payment

Assessment of whether claimant displayed ‘severe behavioural problems’ for purposes of entitlement to mobility component under ‘severe mental impairment’ criteria

Commencement of social security coordination provisions in the European Union (Future Relations) Act 2020

Entitlement to sure start maternity grant for refugees who are already responsible for other children under 16

Removal of Genuine Prospect of Work test for those who are involuntarily unemployed

DWP issues guidance on the ‘right to reside’ test for means-tested benefits following the end of the transition period for the UK’s exit from the EU

Protecting rights of EEA nationals and their family members who have not yet applied for or been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme

Protecting rights of EEA frontier workers who have worked in the UK by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020

Households ‘teetering on the brink of financial ruin’ as coronavirus support cliff edges loom, says Shadow Chancellor

TUC reminds employers they can furlough working parents with childcare difficulties during school closures

Employment case law round up

Amendment of benefit legislation to give effect to changes to the Convention on Social Security between the UK and Norway

Amendment of statutory sick pay legislation in Northern Ireland in relation to those self-isolating because of COVID-19

Handling of appeals in relation to claims for carer’s allowance supplement from outside the UK