News and case law

13 February, 2020

Successive cuts to benefit levels since 2013 have led to more families being pushed into poverty, and those in poverty being further away from escaping it

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13 February, 2020

Whether a tribunal should proceed in claimant’s absence when ESA50 is missing from papers / whether a request for an all-female tribunal panel was reasonable

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13 February, 2020

Lack of corroboration of evidence does not relieve tribunal of duty to assess that evidence and to explain any findings it may make in relation to it

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12 February, 2020

DWP confirms that it will return claimants who have inadvertently breached the universal credit SDP Gateway to legacy benefits where it is ‘in their best interests’

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12 February, 2020

85 per cent of people surveyed by Salvation Army struggled to complete universal credit claim

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12 February, 2020

Importance of representatives indicating that special arrangements needed to help vulnerable adult participate in tribunal proceedings / need for representatives to make it clear if they wish to give evidence themselves

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11 February, 2020

Northern Ireland Executive confirms that a bill to extend existing bedroom tax mitigation payments will be included in its 2019/2020 Legislative Programme

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11 February, 2020

Around £28 million has been paid out as a result of PIP review exercise following Upper Tribunal decisions relating to ‘psychological distress’ and carrying out activities ‘safely’

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11 February, 2020

Circumstances where a tribunal may have a duty to telephone claimant to establish reasons for non-attendance before proceeding to hear a case in their absence

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11 February, 2020

£21.3 million paid out in the first year of Best Start Grants and Best Start Foods in Scotland

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11 February, 2020

40 per cent of Citizens Advice debt clients on means-tested benefits don’t have enough money to cover their living costs

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10 February, 2020

Department for Communities to implement new ‘Digital Debt Service’ to provide online self-service technology to Debt Management customers

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Christopher Pincher appointed as Minister for Housing at MHCLG

Office for National Statistics and Centre for Homelessness Impact launch new tool to help address homelessness in UK

Successive cuts to benefit levels since 2013 have led to more families being pushed into poverty, and those in poverty being further away from escaping it

Whether a tribunal should proceed in claimant’s absence when ESA50 is missing from papers / whether a request for an all-female tribunal panel was reasonable

Lack of corroboration of evidence does not relieve tribunal of duty to assess that evidence and to explain any findings it may make in relation to it

Mortgage possession claims increased by 11 per cent over last year

DWP confirms that it will return claimants who have inadvertently breached the universal credit SDP Gateway to legacy benefits where it is ‘in their best interests’

85 per cent of people surveyed by Salvation Army struggled to complete universal credit claim

More than half of older people’s requests for formal care and support turned down in last year

Importance of representatives indicating that special arrangements needed to help vulnerable adult participate in tribunal proceedings / need for representatives to make it clear if they wish to give evidence themselves

Ombudsman reminds councils of duties under the Care Act to administer third party top-up fees rather than devolving responsibility to care homes

Charging and providing direct payments for social care in Wales

Northern Ireland Executive confirms that a bill to extend existing bedroom tax mitigation payments will be included in its 2019/2020 Legislative Programme

Around £28 million has been paid out as a result of PIP review exercise following Upper Tribunal decisions relating to ‘psychological distress’ and carrying out activities ‘safely’

Circumstances where a tribunal may have a duty to telephone claimant to establish reasons for non-attendance before proceeding to hear a case in their absence

Government increases arrears threshold for naming employers who break national minimum wage rules from £100 to £500

£21.3 million paid out in the first year of Best Start Grants and Best Start Foods in Scotland

40 per cent of Citizens Advice debt clients on means-tested benefits don’t have enough money to cover their living costs

Department for Communities to implement new ‘Digital Debt Service’ to provide online self-service technology to Debt Management customers