News and case law

16 January, 2024

DWP advises that there will be a delay in uprating transitional SDP element for existing universal credit claimants

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16 January, 2024

Public Accounts Committee launches consultation on whether the legal aid system is delivering value for money

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16 January, 2024

More than £1.6 billion was deducted from 3.5 million households in receipt of universal credit in 2022/2023

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15 January, 2024

Public Accounts Committee launches inquiry into the progress the DWP has made in implementing universal credit

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15 January, 2024

Ensuring state pension is not affected for those who had payments from the Windrush Compensation Scheme for loss of access to employment

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15 January, 2024

Increases in the transitional severe disability premium element in universal credit in Northern Ireland for those who were entitled to other disability premiums prior to migrating

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12 January, 2024

More than a fifth of registered PIP appeals were lapsed before tribunal hearing in 2022/2023

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12 January, 2024

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in England for 2024/2025

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11 January, 2024

Government launches call for evidence to feed into its ongoing review of civil legal aid

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11 January, 2024

Overall perception of workload among DWP staff is ‘more positive this year than last year’, says Department’s Permanent Secretary

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11 January, 2024

DWP recommends considering voluntarily referring regulations that fall within six months of primary legislation to SSAC for informal scrutiny

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11 January, 2024

DWP confirms plan to enable third parties to use online apply for PIP service to make a claim on someone else’s behalf

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11 January, 2024

MSPs recommend that Holyrood does not support Bill to establish a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council

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DWP advises that there will be a delay in uprating transitional SDP element for existing universal credit claimants

Public Accounts Committee launches consultation on whether the legal aid system is delivering value for money

More than £1.6 billion was deducted from 3.5 million households in receipt of universal credit in 2022/2023

National Housing Federation, Local Government Association and Homeless Link call on government to protect homelessness services from decommissioning

DLUHC and DWP outline their commitment to improving short-term supported housing provision and protecting vulnerable residents in England

Public Accounts Committee launches inquiry into the progress the DWP has made in implementing universal credit

Ensuring state pension is not affected for those who had payments from the Windrush Compensation Scheme for loss of access to employment

More than 90 per cent of participants in English Housing First pilots were in long-term accommodation after a year

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Scottish Government urges UK Government to extend statutory parental leave to include kinship carers

Increases in the transitional severe disability premium element in universal credit in Northern Ireland for those who were entitled to other disability premiums prior to migrating

Court of Appeal rules that a High Court Enforcement Officer is the proper respondent in a dispute about the fees charged by an enforcement agent and a damages claim against them

More than a fifth of registered PIP appeals were lapsed before tribunal hearing in 2022/2023

Miscellaneous amendments to council tax reduction schemes in England for 2024/2025

Government launches call for evidence to feed into its ongoing review of civil legal aid

Overall perception of workload among DWP staff is ‘more positive this year than last year’, says Department’s Permanent Secretary

DWP recommends considering voluntarily referring regulations that fall within six months of primary legislation to SSAC for informal scrutiny

DWP confirms plan to enable third parties to use online apply for PIP service to make a claim on someone else’s behalf

MSPs recommend that Holyrood does not support Bill to establish a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council