News and case law

13 March, 2018

Only 11 per cent of claimants who receive support for mortgage interest have taken up offer for replacement loan payments

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13 March, 2018

Changes to the Funeral Expenses Payments Scheme in Northern Ireland

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12 March, 2018

Evidence required to accompany an application for a national insurance number in order for child benefit to be paid

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12 March, 2018

Engaging with others requires an ability to engage with adults as well as children and young people / ability to communicate by text is not relevant to PIP activity 9

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12 March, 2018

Procedures for rate relief appeals to the Valuation Tribunal in Northern Ireland

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9 March, 2018

6 per cent of full service universal credit awards had a 40 per cent deduction rate applied in January 2018

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9 March, 2018

Tax credits and guardian’s allowance uprating 2018/2019

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9 March, 2018

National Insurance earnings limits and thresholds for 2018/2019

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9 March, 2018

Amendments to the loans for mortgage interest and social fund regulations in Northern Ireland

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9 March, 2018

Earnings factors relevant to the calculation of an additional state pension

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8 March, 2018

Number of social security appeal cases outstanding increases by almost half in the last year

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8 March, 2018

Median clearance time from initial ESA claim to DWP work-capability assessment decision is 19 weeks

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8 March, 2018

Increasing local housing allowance rates in areas subject to high rent increases in Northern Ireland

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8 March, 2018

Increase in carer’s allowance earnings limit from April 2018

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8 March, 2018

Government publishes universal credit Project Assessment Reviews conducted between 2012 and 2015

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Only 11 per cent of claimants who receive support for mortgage interest have taken up offer for replacement loan payments

More needs to be done to support people in debt who ‘self-negotiate’, say debt advice services

Changes to the Funeral Expenses Payments Scheme in Northern Ireland

Evidence required to accompany an application for a national insurance number in order for child benefit to be paid

Engaging with others requires an ability to engage with adults as well as children and young people / ability to communicate by text is not relevant to PIP activity 9

Procedures for rate relief appeals to the Valuation Tribunal in Northern Ireland

Employment case law round up

6 per cent of full service universal credit awards had a 40 per cent deduction rate applied in January 2018

Tax credits and guardian’s allowance uprating 2018/2019

National Insurance earnings limits and thresholds for 2018/2019

Amendments to the loans for mortgage interest and social fund regulations in Northern Ireland

Earnings factors relevant to the calculation of an additional state pension

Number of social security appeal cases outstanding increases by almost half in the last year

Median clearance time from initial ESA claim to DWP work-capability assessment decision is 19 weeks

Employment tribunal claims increase by 90 per cent following abolition of fees

Increasing local housing allowance rates in areas subject to high rent increases in Northern Ireland

Increase in carer’s allowance earnings limit from April 2018

Scottish Government agrees ‘in principle’ to implement new measures to eradicate rough sleeping

Government publishes universal credit Project Assessment Reviews conducted between 2012 and 2015