× Search rightsnet
Search options

Where

Benefit

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

From

to

Welfare rights

1 September, 2011

Substantial risk to health if claimant found capable of work

New DMG Memo following Court of Appeal decision in Cattrell

1 September, 2011

Professor Harrington to do ‘spot checks’ on job centres

Unannounced visits to be part of five year review of work capability assessment

31 August, 2011

New Jobcentre Plus survey finds that 88 per cent of claimants satisfied with service

However, 30 per cent of claimants who had enquired about eligibility expressed dissatisfaction

31 August, 2011

Thousands of young carers and families could lose up to £2,876 a year under universal credit, says Children's Society

New analysis on carers too young to claim carer's allowance

31 August, 2011

77 per cent of DLA claimants think that government is penalising disabled people unfairly

New survey by Papworth Trust also shows that 34 per cent think that personal independence payment assessment will be unfair

30 August, 2011

Majority of claimants have difficulty with PDCS complaints process

New DWP research report also says that main difficulty was in getting to speak to the right person

26 August, 2011

Claimant satisfaction with Pension, Disability and Carers Service

New DWP working paper sets out interim findings from 2010/2011 survey

26 August, 2011

Whether telephone call to DWP claiming DLA counted as notification for purposes of CTC disability element

CTC/720/2010

25 August, 2011

Success of Independent Review Service could be built on and adapted to broader role, says AJTC

Letter to DWP and Ministry of Justice highlights 'opportunity to improve access to justice for those challenging social security decisions while reducing public expenditure'

23 August, 2011

Benefit sanctions for people with non-custodial sentences would 'push people even further to the margins', says Inclusion

New analysis of Work and Pensions Secretary's proposal

23 August, 2011

Findings from claimant survey on the Six Month Offer

New DWP research report

23 August, 2011

Jobseeker's allowance sanctions in Scotland up by 459 per cent from 2008 to 2010 as a result of targets

New briefing by Citizens Advice Scotland also says that, even though targets now removed, DWP interpreting regulations 'over zealously'

22 August, 2011

90 per cent of work programme providers risk having contracts terminated because of unreachable targets, says Social Market Foundation

However, Minister for Employment says that think tank's report is based on 'flawed analysis'

19 August, 2011

Whether claimant with urinary incontinence was entitled to the lower rate of the mobility component

CDLA/7/2011

19 August, 2011

Whether tribunal should have looked into reasons behind very low body mass index of claimant with depression / whether tribunal should have considered evidence and events after date of decision

CE/311/2011

18 August, 2011

Sanctions for failing to attend training 'largely ineffective', according to National Institute of Economic and Social Research

New DWP commissioned research on jobseeker's allowance conditionality pilot

18 August, 2011

Tribunal hearing ESA and DLA appeals at the same time

CE/2541/2010