News and case law

15 May, 2020 Open access

Allowing employers to apply to HMRC for refund of SSP where employee’s incapacity related to coronavirus

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15 May, 2020 Open access

DWP introduces new regional Senior Safeguarding Leader roles in response to coronavirus pandemic

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15 May, 2020 Open access

DWP guidance on allowing electronic claims for state pension credit in response to coronavirus outbreak

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15 May, 2020 Open access

DWP confirms that universal credit claimants should now apply for new-style ESA online or by phone instead of through their online account

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15 May, 2020

Interaction of decision to terminate housing benefit for failure to comply with ‘information requirement’, with decision to supersede and remove entitlement from an earlier date

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14 May, 2020

17 out of every 100 universal credit cases had a fraud overpayment in 2019/2020

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14 May, 2020 Open access

More generous unemployment benefit should be a key feature of the post-COVID social security system, says CPAG

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14 May, 2020 Open access

Benefit cap is undermining government’s response to coronavirus and should be removed during the crisis, Shelter says

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14 May, 2020 Open access

Number of universal credit mandatory reconsiderations carried out reduced by more than half over the last month

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14 May, 2020

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into DWP’s preparations to adapt to new technologies and changes in the labour market

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14 May, 2020

DWP advises ‘there are no time pressures’ put on claimants to accept pre-appeal PIP award offers made by telephone, although it does not want process to be ‘unduly delayed’

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14 May, 2020

Child poverty rate in Northern Ireland increases for the first time since 2013/2014, affecting almost a quarter of children in 2018/2019

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13 May, 2020 Open access

As Self-Employment Income Support Scheme opens for applications, LITRG expresses concern that those who have not been contacted by HMRC may miss out on support

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13 May, 2020

Requirement for returning British Citizen to be ‘qualifed person’ in order for family member to derive right to reside is unlawful

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Employment case law round up

Government says it doesn’t recognise claims that it is winding up its support for rough sleepers helped off the streets during the COVID-19 pandemic

Allowing employers to apply to HMRC for refund of SSP where employee’s incapacity related to coronavirus

Individual voluntary arrangements increased by more than a third in April 2020 compared to same month last year

Third of UK workforce are in ‘key worker’ occupations for purposes of accessing childcare during coronavirus lockdown

DWP introduces new regional Senior Safeguarding Leader roles in response to coronavirus pandemic

DWP guidance on allowing electronic claims for state pension credit in response to coronavirus outbreak

DWP confirms that universal credit claimants should now apply for new-style ESA online or by phone instead of through their online account

Interaction of decision to terminate housing benefit for failure to comply with ‘information requirement’, with decision to supersede and remove entitlement from an earlier date

17 out of every 100 universal credit cases had a fraud overpayment in 2019/2020

More generous unemployment benefit should be a key feature of the post-COVID social security system, says CPAG

Benefit cap is undermining government’s response to coronavirus and should be removed during the crisis, Shelter says

Number of universal credit mandatory reconsiderations carried out reduced by more than half over the last month

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into DWP’s preparations to adapt to new technologies and changes in the labour market

DWP advises ‘there are no time pressures’ put on claimants to accept pre-appeal PIP award offers made by telephone, although it does not want process to be ‘unduly delayed’

Child poverty rate in Northern Ireland increases for the first time since 2013/2014, affecting almost a quarter of children in 2018/2019

As Self-Employment Income Support Scheme opens for applications, LITRG expresses concern that those who have not been contacted by HMRC may miss out on support

Provision giving Scottish Ministers more time to report on proposed changes to local connection homelessness rules included in emergency Coronavirus (No. 2) Bill

Requirement for returning British Citizen to be ‘qualifed person’ in order for family member to derive right to reside is unlawful