News and case law

11 April, 2020

Labour Party confirms appointments to frontbench Work and Pensions team

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9 April, 2020 Open access

No one making a new claim for universal credit needs to call the DWP, says Secretary of State

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9 April, 2020 Open access

DWP sets out how payments from coronavirus support schemes for employees and self-employed impact on housing benefit

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9 April, 2020 Open access

Introduction of the Scottish Child Payment delayed due to coronavirus outbreak

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9 April, 2020 Open access

Temporary amendments to tribunal procedure rules to mitigate against impact of COVID-19 on tribunal users and the judiciary

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9 April, 2020 Open access

‘Exceptional demand’ resulted in more than 2 million telephone calls being made to the DWP on a single day last week

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9 April, 2020 Open access

Universal credit claims in Northern Ireland have increased tenfold over the last three weeks

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9 April, 2020 Open access

Increase in maximum additional amount within funeral expenses payment in Northern Ireland

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9 April, 2020

Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland awarded a second year of grant funding to continue to deliver the universal credit ‘Help to Claim’ service

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8 April, 2020 Open access

Work and Pensions Committee seeks evidence on how coronavirus is affecting people who need to rely on the benefits system

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8 April, 2020 Open access

More than a third of firms plan to furlough most or all of their staff over the next week, new survey finds

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8 April, 2020 Open access

Four PIP review exercises paused during coronavirus outbreak

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8 April, 2020

EU national who worked for more than a year, and who was then involuntarily unemployed and registered at a jobcentre, retained worker status and did not need to show 'compelling evidence' of a 'genuine chance of being engaged' after six months

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8 April, 2020

Attempts by First-tier Tribunals to appeal-proof decisions by use of a 'protective essay' in their statements of reasons are an improper attempt to discourage claimants from exercising their right to seek permission to appeal

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7 April, 2020 Open access

Extension of social security timescales in Scotland where delay is as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak

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Labour Party confirms appointments to frontbench Work and Pensions team

No one making a new claim for universal credit needs to call the DWP, says Secretary of State

Temporary amendment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules in response to COVID-19 outbreak

DWP sets out how payments from coronavirus support schemes for employees and self-employed impact on housing benefit

FCA introduces temporary financial relief measures for consumers facing payment difficulties during the COVID-19 outbreak

Introduction of the Scottish Child Payment delayed due to coronavirus outbreak

Temporary amendments to tribunal procedure rules to mitigate against impact of COVID-19 on tribunal users and the judiciary

‘Exceptional demand’ resulted in more than 2 million telephone calls being made to the DWP on a single day last week

Universal credit claims in Northern Ireland have increased tenfold over the last three weeks

Increase in maximum additional amount within funeral expenses payment in Northern Ireland

Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland awarded a second year of grant funding to continue to deliver the universal credit ‘Help to Claim’ service

High Court rules that council did not breach Care Act, Housing Act and ECHR duties when it took more than 18 months to rehouse a newly severely disabled council tenant

Court of Appeal considers interaction between a determination of whether a person is vulnerable under the Housing Act 1996 and compliance with the public sector equality duty

Work and Pensions Committee seeks evidence on how coronavirus is affecting people who need to rely on the benefits system

More than a third of firms plan to furlough most or all of their staff over the next week, new survey finds

Four PIP review exercises paused during coronavirus outbreak

EU national who worked for more than a year, and who was then involuntarily unemployed and registered at a jobcentre, retained worker status and did not need to show 'compelling evidence' of a 'genuine chance of being engaged' after six months

Attempts by First-tier Tribunals to appeal-proof decisions by use of a 'protective essay' in their statements of reasons are an improper attempt to discourage claimants from exercising their right to seek permission to appeal

Extension of social security timescales in Scotland where delay is as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak