News and case law

1 December, 2020

DWP confirms that more than a quarter of a million DLA claimants are still to be reassessed for PIP

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1 December, 2020 Open access

‘Press pause’ on making deductions from people’s benefit during pandemic, urges Trussell Trust

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1 December, 2020

Scottish Government has paid out more than £540 million in devolved benefits since Social Security Scotland established in September 2018

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30 November, 2020

Scottish Government announces £100 million ‘Winter Plan for Social Protection’

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30 November, 2020 Open access

Scottish Government announces extension of Self-Isolation Support Grant to new groups

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30 November, 2020 Open access

Ministers urged to fill ‘glaring omissions’ from last week’s Spending Review by making £20 benefit uplift permanent and extending increase to legacy benefits

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30 November, 2020 Open access

Government’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic is not enough to paper over cracks of UK’s ‘threadbare safety net’, says New Economics Foundation

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27 November, 2020 Open access

Discussions are ‘very much ongoing’ with the Treasury on the best way to support low-income families from April 2021, says DWP Minister

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27 November, 2020

DWP confirms it is restarting pre-COVID-19 renewal processes for attendance allowance claimants

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27 November, 2020 Open access

DWP publishes guidance on administration of COVID Winter Grant Scheme, and sets out allocation of £170 million funding for scheme by local authority

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27 November, 2020 Open access

Welsh Government announces extra £2.6 million in funding for local authorities to meet increased demand for council tax reduction scheme due to COVID-19

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27 November, 2020

New burdens funding to cover additional housing benefit administration costs for implementing the severe disability premium gateway

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All political parties in Scotland urged to back proposals for ten-year plan to end homelessness

DWP confirms that more than a quarter of a million DLA claimants are still to be reassessed for PIP

‘Press pause’ on making deductions from people’s benefit during pandemic, urges Trussell Trust

Scottish Government has paid out more than £540 million in devolved benefits since Social Security Scotland established in September 2018

Scottish Government announces £100 million ‘Winter Plan for Social Protection’

Court of Appeal considers whether failure by Employment Tribunal to set out relevant law for its decision gave rise to an error of law

Scottish Government announces extension of Self-Isolation Support Grant to new groups

Ministers urged to fill ‘glaring omissions’ from last week’s Spending Review by making £20 benefit uplift permanent and extending increase to legacy benefits

Government’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic is not enough to paper over cracks of UK’s ‘threadbare safety net’, says New Economics Foundation

Court of Appeal considers nature of ‘final offer of accommodation’ and whether the property on offer must be available at the date that offer is refused

Employment case law round up

High Court rules that a third-party loan to a debtor, paid direct to petitioner to clear bankruptcy debt, is not a void disposition under section 284 of the Insolvency Act 1986

Discussions are ‘very much ongoing’ with the Treasury on the best way to support low-income families from April 2021, says DWP Minister

DWP confirms it is restarting pre-COVID-19 renewal processes for attendance allowance claimants

Justice Committee seeks further information about the stay on evictions that is due to expire on 11 January 2021

DWP publishes guidance on administration of COVID Winter Grant Scheme, and sets out allocation of £170 million funding for scheme by local authority

Welsh Government announces extra £2.6 million in funding for local authorities to meet increased demand for council tax reduction scheme due to COVID-19

New burdens funding to cover additional housing benefit administration costs for implementing the severe disability premium gateway

Unpaid carers have been providing care worth more than £500m every day of the COVID-19 outbreak, Carers UK estimates