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26 January, 2012

Government loses House of Lords vote on fees for statutory child maintenance services

Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers join with Labour on amendment exempting parents who have taken 'reasonable steps' to make their own child support arrangement

25 January, 2012

Burden of proof on Secretary of State to show that son living with claimant / tribunal duty to consider adjournment

CIS/2249/2010

25 January, 2012

56 per cent of completed work capability assessments find claimant fit for work

New statistics also show that, to date, 40 per cent of all 'fit for work' decisions have been appealed against

25 January, 2012

Facilitating the electronic communication of benefit information

New DWP directions adds to list of benefits where electronic communications are permitted

25 January, 2012

Extra £20m to help families work out their own child support arrangements

DWP announcement ahead of today's threatened Lords rebellion over charging parents for statutory maintenance services

25 January, 2012

Importance of ensuring that case-management directions carefully, and accurately, drafted

CDLA/3194/2009

24 January, 2012

Assumptions about feasibility of Work Programme ‘over-optimistic’, says National Audit Office

New report also highlights cost of £63m to terminate existing welfare to work contracts, including contracts with ten providers that went on to win Work Programme contracts

24 January, 2012

Government loses vote in Lords on excluding child benefit from benefit cap

However, DWP says that it will seek to overturn amendment to Welfare Reform Bill which will make cap 'ineffective'

24 January, 2012

Widening access to training and work experience in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

23 January, 2012

Cohabitation / tribunal's reasons for finding claimant's account implausible / whether marriage valid

CIS/647/2011

23 January, 2012

Cohabitation / tribunal's reasons for finding claimant's account implausible / whether marriage valid

CIS/102/2011

23 January, 2012

Whether claimant had right to reside as dependant of daughter who was dual UK and Polish national / ECJ decision in McCarthy

CPC/3150/2008

23 January, 2012

Right to reside / whether claimant was self-employed and/or permanently incapable of work / whether necessary to have right to reside before incapacity

CIS/2890/2009

23 January, 2012

Whether claimant aquired leave to remain at date of immigration tribunal's decision or when her passport was stamped

CIS/0291/2011

23 January, 2012

Overpayment / when claimant could have been expected to know change in medical condition constituted change of circumstances

CDLA/134/2011

23 January, 2012

220,000 children will be affected by benefit cap, according to DWP impact assessment

New figures, published ahead of today's House of Lords debate, also show average household loss of £83, with 17 per cent to lose more than £150 per week

20 January, 2012

Whether tribunal right to assess claimant as though he normally used a crutch

CE/1217/2011

20 January, 2012

371,000 benefit claimants had non UK origin at time of applying for NINO, according to DWP estimates

However, new analysis also highlights that 98 per cent of sample group had immigration status consistent with working age benefit claim