News and case law

10 November, 2020 Open access

Number of people on universal credit has increased by more than 90 per cent since beginning of coronavirus pandemic

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10 November, 2020

High Court declares that Secretary of State acted unlawfully in failing to determine whether disabled students had limited capability for work before deciding their entitlement to universal credit

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10 November, 2020

Universal credit advances are ‘actual grants’, Secretary of State tells House of Commons

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10 November, 2020 Open access

More than 36,000 universal credit claimants had a sanction deduction during the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown

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10 November, 2020 Open access

Miscellaneous amendments to social security regulations in Northern Ireland, including extension of the period over which the minimum income floor rules are relaxed

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10 November, 2020

Restricting access to a new or enhanced award of the PIP mobility component for claimants over state pension age where their award is superseded on grounds of medical evidence alone

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9 November, 2020 Open access

Government announces £170 million Winter Grant Scheme to support vulnerable households in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

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9 November, 2020 Open access

Jobcentres to remain open across Great Britain during England’s four-week national lockdown

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9 November, 2020

DWP ‘working to identify’ online solution to verify identity of those applying for National Insurance number who have not been processed through Home Office visa application process

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9 November, 2020

Whether acceptance of evidence that has been obtained in breach of administrative procedures renders decisions of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal liable to be set aside for 'procedural irregularity'

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6 November, 2020 Open access

DWP’s conditionality and sanctions policies continue to be tailored ‘in light of the ongoing public health situation’, says Employment Minister

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6 November, 2020

DWP announces that Video Relay Service is now available across all its service lines

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6 November, 2020

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes new five year strategy for 2020-2025

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Government urged to introduce two weeks’ statutory paid bereavement leave

Number of people on universal credit has increased by more than 90 per cent since beginning of coronavirus pandemic

High Court declares that Secretary of State acted unlawfully in failing to determine whether disabled students had limited capability for work before deciding their entitlement to universal credit

Universal credit advances are ‘actual grants’, Secretary of State tells House of Commons

More than 36,000 universal credit claimants had a sanction deduction during the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown

Miscellaneous amendments to social security regulations in Northern Ireland, including extension of the period over which the minimum income floor rules are relaxed

Restricting access to a new or enhanced award of the PIP mobility component for claimants over state pension age where their award is superseded on grounds of medical evidence alone

Government announces £170 million Winter Grant Scheme to support vulnerable households in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jobcentres to remain open across Great Britain during England’s four-week national lockdown

DWP ‘working to identify’ online solution to verify identity of those applying for National Insurance number who have not been processed through Home Office visa application process

Whether acceptance of evidence that has been obtained in breach of administrative procedures renders decisions of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal liable to be set aside for 'procedural irregularity'

Court of Appeal rules that homelessness review decision made outside the permitted time limits was valid despite the longer time limit agreed by the parties having no precise end date

Employment case law round up

Government announces that bailiff action to enforce evictions will be halted, except in prescribed circumstances, in response to new coronavirus restrictions in England

Government announces further £15 million in funding to help councils provide rough sleepers with accommodation over the winter

Homelessness support and advice organisation urge government to reconsider new immigration rules targeting people sleeping rough for deportation

DWP’s conditionality and sanctions policies continue to be tailored ‘in light of the ongoing public health situation’, says Employment Minister

DWP announces that Video Relay Service is now available across all its service lines

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes new five year strategy for 2020-2025