Welfare rights news and case law

19 April, 2012

Changes to provisions on suspension of benefit for failure to comply with information requirement

New DWP guidance

19 April, 2012

Time limiting of contributory employment and support allowance

New HB guidance

18 April, 2012

Whether tribunal entitled to find that overpayment arose due to official error and that claimant couldn't have been expected to realise that had been overpaid

CH/887/2011

18 April, 2012

Government wins Commons vote on excluding welfare benefits from scope of legal aid

However, legal aid to be allowed in cases going to Upper Tribunal and beyond, with government to look at legal aid for tribunals that involve 'a legal issue'

18 April, 2012

DWP research on work experience scheme shows that participants 16 per cent less likely to be on benefits after 21 weeks

Early figures 'show our voluntary work experience scheme is making a big difference', says Minister for Employment

17 April, 2012

Recovery of overpaid child benefit and guardian’s allowance

New statutory instrument

17 April, 2012

Grounds for supersession of award of lower rate care component

CDLA/705/2011

17 April, 2012

Government to use ‘financial privilege’ to overturn Lords amendments on legal aid

Use of parliamentary procedure will keep welfare benefits out of the scope of legal aid, except in cases going to upper courts

16 April, 2012

Government to consider recovering unpaid truancy fines from child benefit

Payment of penalty notices should be 'swift and certain', says Michael Gove

16 April, 2012

Miscellaneous amendments to child support legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

13 April, 2012

SSAC consults on local housing allowance changes in Northern Ireland

Committee seeks view on regulations that came into force on 2 April 2012

13 April, 2012

Descriptor 10 (a) / whether control of bowel through medication relevant / interpretation of 'full evacuation of bowel'

CE/609/2011

13 April, 2012

Descriptor 5(b) as it was before March 2011 / whether decision maker needs to ask if claimant can perform activity with either hand alone

CE/1826/2011

12 April, 2012

Exportability of mobility component within EU

CDLA/2002/2006

12 April, 2012

Exportability of mobility component within EU

CDLA/2106/2006

12 April, 2012

Exportability of mobility component within EU

CDLA/496/2006

12 April, 2012

Right to reside / Swiss claimant who was widow of UK citizen / application of ECJ judgments in Lassal and Dias

CIS/828/2008

11 April, 2012

HMRC’s Real Time Information pilot begins

'Both universal credit and Real Time Information are on track and on time', says Lord Freud

11 April, 2012

Amendment of employment and support allowance linking rules in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule