News and case law

10 March, 2020 Open access

Claimants who are self-isolating because of coronavirus will not be sanctioned ‘as long as they let their work coach know before the appointment’

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10 March, 2020

Introduction of statutory parental bereavement pay from April 2020

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10 March, 2020

Uprating of pneumoconiosis lump sum payments 2020/2021 in Northern Ireland

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9 March, 2020

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into five-week wait for first payment of universal credit

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9 March, 2020

Permission granted for judicial review challenging universal credit childcare provisions

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9 March, 2020

European Court of Human Rights rejects UK Government’s ‘last-ditch’ attempt to appeal sanctuary scheme bedroom tax ruling

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9 March, 2020

Scottish Government’s decision to end Scottish Child Payment at age six in early stage of roll-out driven by DWP’s delay in supplying benefit data

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6 March, 2020

Average income of poorest fifth of households fell by more than four per cent a year between 2017 and 2019, reflecting fall in value of benefits

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6 March, 2020

Work and Pensions Committee questions DWP about its actions in response to NAO report on deaths by suicide of benefit claimants

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6 March, 2020

Institute for Government calls for two-week payment at start of universal credit claim and for legacy benefit debt to be either written off or recovered at a much slower rate

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6 March, 2020

DWP issues guidance on identifying employment or self-employment when considering which EU Member State is competent for cash sickness benefits

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6 March, 2020

15 per cent of new universal credit claimants who were given the choice of more frequent payments went on to take up the offer

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6 March, 2020

DWP issues reminder that claims for universal credit and other benefits can be made without a national insurance number

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5 March, 2020

Work and Pensions Secretary announces new run-on of universal credit in assessment period that claimants reach state pension age

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Claimants who are self-isolating because of coronavirus will not be sanctioned ‘as long as they let their work coach know before the appointment’

Introduction of statutory parental bereavement pay from April 2020

Introduction of statutory parental bereavement leave from 6 April 2020

Uprating of pneumoconiosis lump sum payments 2020/2021 in Northern Ireland

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry into five-week wait for first payment of universal credit

Permission granted for judicial review challenging universal credit childcare provisions

European Court of Human Rights rejects UK Government’s ‘last-ditch’ attempt to appeal sanctuary scheme bedroom tax ruling

Scottish Government’s decision to end Scottish Child Payment at age six in early stage of roll-out driven by DWP’s delay in supplying benefit data

Government seeks cross-party consensus on social care reform

Employment case law round up

New ‘Housing Dispute Service’ proposed by all-party law reform and human rights organisation

Average income of poorest fifth of households fell by more than four per cent a year between 2017 and 2019, reflecting fall in value of benefits

Work and Pensions Committee questions DWP about its actions in response to NAO report on deaths by suicide of benefit claimants

Institute for Government calls for two-week payment at start of universal credit claim and for legacy benefit debt to be either written off or recovered at a much slower rate

DWP issues guidance on identifying employment or self-employment when considering which EU Member State is competent for cash sickness benefits

15 per cent of new universal credit claimants who were given the choice of more frequent payments went on to take up the offer

DWP issues reminder that claims for universal credit and other benefits can be made without a national insurance number

Northern Ireland Executive confirms that tenants should not be charged for services that a letting agent carries out on behalf of a landlord

Work and Pensions Secretary announces new run-on of universal credit in assessment period that claimants reach state pension age