Welfare rights news and case law

10 August, 2010

Vaccine Damage Payments and swine flu

New statutory instrument

10 August, 2010

Treatment of foster children in assessment of housing benefit

New DWP guidance

10 August, 2010

Overpayment recovery where claimant subject to debt relief order

New DWP guidance

10 August, 2010

Making more use of information from credit reference agencies to tackle benefit fraud

Simply not acceptable that hard earned taxpayers’ money is being stolen, says Prime Minister

9 August, 2010

Findings of fact as to responsibility for funeral

CIS/151/2010

9 August, 2010

Duty to disclose information in writing where not advised to do so / whether tribunal correct to accept claimant's evidence without further investigation

CH/2735/2009

9 August, 2010

Local authority use of claimant data to help improve delivery of other locally managed services

New DWP guidance

6 August, 2010

Tax credit changes will hit cancer patients hard

Reforms will make an already very difficult situation much worse, warns Citizens Advice and Macmillan

5 August, 2010

Weight to be given to GP ‘tick box’ report as evidence

CIB/2362/2009

5 August, 2010

Whether overpayment caused by failure to disclose where DWP knew about change of circumstances

CIS/2650/2009

5 August, 2010

Council tax disregards and students undertaking a full-time course of education in Europe

Government launches consultation on treating those studying abroad as resident in the UK for council tax purposes.

4 August, 2010

Whether an Italian invalidity benefit was a social security benefit or a 'special non-contributory benefit'

CIB/60/2009

4 August, 2010

Unified Courts and Tribunals System to be introduced by April 2011

New structure will preserve the unique and distinctive features of both systems for the benefit of all users, says Ministry of Justice.

4 August, 2010

Process by which local authority sanctions for benefit fraud are notified to, and applied by, the DWP

New housing benefit guidance

3 August, 2010

DWP responds to public comments received on 'The Coalition: Our Programme Welfare and Jobs and Welfare'

Department agrees that 'worklessness and welfare dependency are a blight on our communities'

2 August, 2010

National Audit Office qualifies DWP resource accounts for 2009/2010 because of level of fraud and error

Overpayments up to £3.1 billion with underpayments at £1.3 billion

2 August, 2010

Citizens Advice welcomes government proposals on simpler benefits system

However, balancing individuals' needs with greater simplicity and tight public spending will be key government challenges

2 August, 2010

Pilot to trial payment of state pension credit without the need for a claim

New statutory instrument

2 August, 2010

Review of industrial injuries disablement benefit in relation to osteoarthritis of the knee in underground miners

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council request for evidence