News and case law

15 July, 2020

Secretary of State should, where relevant, provide claimant’s ESA adjudication history and action plan in appeal response to First-tier Tribunal

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14 July, 2020 Open access

DWP confirms that it is testing 30 minute telephone appointments for claimant commitment interviews

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14 July, 2020 Open access

Ending of short-term COVID-19-related benefit increases will result in £1,000 annual losses for almost 7 million people

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14 July, 2020

Unfair to proceed with tribunal hearing where putative appointee was not permitted to participate fully / application for leave to appeal should be put before a judge

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14 July, 2020

Tribunals can only set aside decision under rule 37 of Procedure Rules on the written application of a party / application for statement of reasons or record of proceedings cannot be treated as an application for set aside

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14 July, 2020

Interaction of activity 9 - engaging with other people face to face - and regulation 4(2A) - ability to carry out an activity reliably

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13 July, 2020

Tribunal's decision awarding PIP can be superseded by Secretary of State on grounds of new medical evidence under regulation 26 / nature of supersession under regulation 26 and relationship with PIP regulation 11

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10 July, 2020

DWP needs to better understand and address the needs of vulnerable people who struggle under the universal credit regime, says NAO

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10 July, 2020

DWP replaces complaints handling service with new triage system

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10 July, 2020

DWP to roll out system under which social landlords receive universal credit housing costs at same time tenants receive their benefit payments

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10 July, 2020

Data sharing exercise in Scotland identifies potential housing benefit overpayments of almost £3 million

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9 July, 2020

Government announces that current contracts for PIP and work capability assessments are to be extended for up to two years

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9 July, 2020

Successful delivery of the DWP’s Health Transformation Programme ‘appears to be unachievable’

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9 July, 2020

Calculation of the earnings threshold for the purpose of the benefit cap grace period in universal credit

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Secretary of State should, where relevant, provide claimant’s ESA adjudication history and action plan in appeal response to First-tier Tribunal

County Court rules that ‘No DSS’ conditions used by letting agents are unlawful

DWP confirms that it is testing 30 minute telephone appointments for claimant commitment interviews

Ending of short-term COVID-19-related benefit increases will result in £1,000 annual losses for almost 7 million people

Unfair to proceed with tribunal hearing where putative appointee was not permitted to participate fully / application for leave to appeal should be put before a judge

Tribunals can only set aside decision under rule 37 of Procedure Rules on the written application of a party / application for statement of reasons or record of proceedings cannot be treated as an application for set aside

1.2 million employers were furloughing employees as at 12 July 2020

Interaction of activity 9 - engaging with other people face to face - and regulation 4(2A) - ability to carry out an activity reliably

Tribunal's decision awarding PIP can be superseded by Secretary of State on grounds of new medical evidence under regulation 26 / nature of supersession under regulation 26 and relationship with PIP regulation 11

Employment case law round up

DWP needs to better understand and address the needs of vulnerable people who struggle under the universal credit regime, says NAO

DWP replaces complaints handling service with new triage system

DWP to roll out system under which social landlords receive universal credit housing costs at same time tenants receive their benefit payments

English Housing Survey highlights the ‘bleak situation’ that many renters are in, says Shelter

Data sharing exercise in Scotland identifies potential housing benefit overpayments of almost £3 million

Government announces that current contracts for PIP and work capability assessments are to be extended for up to two years

Successful delivery of the DWP’s Health Transformation Programme ‘appears to be unachievable’

Council’s failure to take adequate preventative action led to mother and her six children being left in bed and breakfast accommodation for six weeks

Calculation of the earnings threshold for the purpose of the benefit cap grace period in universal credit