News and case law

8 December, 2020

Scottish Government announces pilot areas for launch of Child Disability Payment

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8 December, 2020

Government publishes proposed benefit and state pension rates for 2021/2022

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8 December, 2020 Open access

DWP deducted almost £130 million from universal credit claims in August 2020

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8 December, 2020 Open access

DWP confirms that all claimants who are to have their PIP award automatically extended due to COVID-19 will receive notice of the extension by ‘early 2021’

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8 December, 2020

Consideration of what amounts to 'late notification of expiry of entitlement' for universal credit backdating purposes, where claimant advised he could no longer claim housing benefit after moving to new local authority area

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7 December, 2020

Government launches independent review of the Human Rights Act

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7 December, 2020 Open access

Welsh Government’s Self-Isolation Support Scheme to be extended to parents and carers of children required to self-isolate

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7 December, 2020 Open access

DWP commences paper-based assessments for industrial injuries disablement benefit claims

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7 December, 2020

Requirement for housing benefit claimant to be added as second respondent to an appeal brought by a landlord against decision to recover overpayment solely from the landlord

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4 December, 2020 Open access

Returning benefits to pre-pandemic levels will push between one and three million people into poverty

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4 December, 2020

Commencement of Directions that authorise electronic claims for bereavement support payment

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4 December, 2020

DWP confirms it plans to extend availability of online National Insurance number applications to all applicants after current trial ends in January 2021

More Welfare rights news

Scottish Government announces pilot areas for launch of Child Disability Payment

Government publishes proposed benefit and state pension rates for 2021/2022

DWP deducted almost £130 million from universal credit claims in August 2020

DWP confirms that all claimants who are to have their PIP award automatically extended due to COVID-19 will receive notice of the extension by ‘early 2021’

Scottish Domestic Abuse Protection Bill needs to be strengthened to improve housing rights of those who have experienced domestic abuse

Consideration of what amounts to 'late notification of expiry of entitlement' for universal credit backdating purposes, where claimant advised he could no longer claim housing benefit after moving to new local authority area

Public Services Ombudsman in Wales issues special report criticising Cardiff Council for failing to comply with earlier recommendations regarding assessment of needs for vulnerable adult

Almost four in ten self-employed people expect it to take more than a year for their business income to return to pre-COVID-19 level

Government launches independent review of the Human Rights Act

Welsh Government’s Self-Isolation Support Scheme to be extended to parents and carers of children required to self-isolate

Scottish Government launches £10 million fund to offer interest-free loans to tenants who are struggling with rent arrears

DWP commences paper-based assessments for industrial injuries disablement benefit claims

Requirement for housing benefit claimant to be added as second respondent to an appeal brought by a landlord against decision to recover overpayment solely from the landlord

Employment case law round up

Returning benefits to pre-pandemic levels will push between one and three million people into poverty

Commencement of Directions that authorise electronic claims for bereavement support payment

DWP confirms it plans to extend availability of online National Insurance number applications to all applicants after current trial ends in January 2021

Government consults on measures designed to allow workers greater freedom to find new or additional work

Homeless Link welcomes almost six-fold increase in Housing First capacity in England since 2017