News and case law

30 January, 2020

Stephen Timms elected as Chair of Work and Pensions Select Committee

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29 January, 2020

Court of Appeal upholds High Court judgments that failure to protect income of severely disabled claimants migrating to universal credit is unlawful

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29 January, 2020

Successful benefit appeals in Northern Ireland lead to claimants repaying around £19 million of welfare reform mitigation payments to Department for Communtities

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29 January, 2020

Extending bereavement support payment entitlement would benefit 15,000 cohabiting partners a year

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29 January, 2020

Universal credit is not working and risks ‘tightening the grip of poverty on people’s lives’, says SCoRSS

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29 January, 2020

MHCLG confirms it will not be amending CTR prescribed requirements regulations to take into account changes relating to mixed age couples claiming means-tested benefits

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29 January, 2020

Regulations laid commencing provision for ministerial power to regulate circumstances where lower courts can depart from retained EU case law

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29 January, 2020

More than 100,000 budgeting loans were awarded in Northern Ireland during 2018/2019

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28 January, 2020

‘Around 13’ people have moved onto universal credit during first six months of managed migration pilot

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28 January, 2020

House of Lords Select Committee launches inquiry into the economics of universal credit

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28 January, 2020

DWP has paid more than £50 million to universal credit claimants who were previously in receipt of SDP

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28 January, 2020

DWP seeks health professionals’ feedback on benefit rules for terminally ill claimants

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Regulator of Social Housing launches consultation on new equality objectives

Court of Appeal provides guidance on ‘good reason’ for late homelessness appeals where delay is due to time taken by unrepresented applicant to obtain legal aid

Stephen Timms elected as Chair of Work and Pensions Select Committee

Individual insolvencies in England and Wales continue on upward trend to reach highest level since 2010

Court of Appeal upholds High Court judgments that failure to protect income of severely disabled claimants migrating to universal credit is unlawful

Successful benefit appeals in Northern Ireland lead to claimants repaying around £19 million of welfare reform mitigation payments to Department for Communtities

Extending bereavement support payment entitlement would benefit 15,000 cohabiting partners a year

More than two thirds of council homelessness services are having to spend more than budgeted on homelessness support

Universal credit is not working and risks ‘tightening the grip of poverty on people’s lives’, says SCoRSS

MHCLG confirms it will not be amending CTR prescribed requirements regulations to take into account changes relating to mixed age couples claiming means-tested benefits

Regulations laid commencing provision for ministerial power to regulate circumstances where lower courts can depart from retained EU case law

Gig economy workers highlight problems with financial security, dignity and hopes for future training or career progression

Office of the Whistleblower Bill receives its first reading in the Lords

More than 100,000 budgeting loans were awarded in Northern Ireland during 2018/2019

Equal Pay Bill receives its first reading in the Lords

‘Around 13’ people have moved onto universal credit during first six months of managed migration pilot

House of Lords Select Committee launches inquiry into the economics of universal credit

DWP has paid more than £50 million to universal credit claimants who were previously in receipt of SDP

DWP seeks health professionals’ feedback on benefit rules for terminally ill claimants