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31 August, 2012

Universal credit claimants to lose out on changes to personal tax allowance

New Gingerbread research shows that poorest working families will have any increase in income reduced by 65 per cent

30 August, 2012

More than 40 Atos Healthcare medical practitioners being investigated for professional misconduct

Majority of allegations understood to involve conduct in carrying out work capability assessments

29 August, 2012

Descriptor 3 / whether necessary to bend both knees / descriptor 19 / whether fact that claimant could not go to unfamiliar places alone was relevant

CE/3010/2011

29 August, 2012

Government calls on councils to use localisation to tackle council tax benefit fraud and error

Introduction of council tax support schemes next year will 'restore confidence', says Local Government Secretary

28 August, 2012

DWP and Mayor of London launch pilot of 13 weeks mandatory work experience for young jobseekers

Placements, for 18 to 24 year old jobseeker's allowance claimants with little or no work history, to be of benefit to local community

24 August, 2012

Miscellaneous amendments to social security legislation from April 2012

DWP issues new housing benefit guidance

23 August, 2012

Funding for next year's localised social fund replacement schemes down by 13.9 per cent on this year's national funding

New CPAG report also highlights local authorities' concern that funding for start up and administrative costs of new schemes is inadequate

23 August, 2012

Iain Duncan Smith to introduce winter fuel payment ‘temperature criteria’

Response to European Court of Justice ruling in Stewart

21 August, 2012

Whether couple living in same house whilst going through divorce were separated

CTC/2630/2011

21 August, 2012

DWP consults on changes to Jobcentre Plus vacancies statistics

New internet based statistics to be introduced from Autumn 2012

20 August, 2012

Jobcentre Plus staff seeing more claimants with complex needs

New DWP research highlights effects of introduction of ESA, current economic climate and regional factors

17 August, 2012

Prescribed disease A14 / whether 'osteoarthritis of the knee' includes osteoarthritis of the knee cap

CI/3316/2011

17 August, 2012

Regulation 29 / whether substantial risk to drug user's health if found capable of work / application of Charlton

CE/2796/2011

17 August, 2012

DWP has failed to penalise Atos for underperformance and has set insufficiently challenging targets, says National Audit Office

In response, Citizens Advice says that government should 'look at imposing financial penalties on Atos for every inaccurate report that they produce'

16 August, 2012

Government needs to ensure that welfare reform does not add to homelessness numbers

Homeless Link responds to government's new homelessness strategy

16 August, 2012

Whether managing agent could have reasonably been expected to realise tenant had left, which caused overpayment of housing benefit

CH/3165/2011

16 August, 2012

Effect of need for alcohol on assessment for limited capability for work

CE/1757/2011

15 August, 2012

Assessment of disablement following several industrial accidents or diseases

CI/2183/2011

15 August, 2012

Power of tribunal to remove WCA points

CE/2343/2011