Welfare rights news and case law

19 March, 2010

Restricting access to crisis loans for those subject to benefit sanctions

Government announces new rules in cases of fraud or failure to attend JSA interview

19 March, 2010

New annual child trust fund payments for children on DLA

HM Treasury confirms 'important investment for disabled children'

19 March, 2010

National insurance earnings limits and thresholds 2010/2011

New statutory instrument

19 March, 2010

Abolition of adult dependency increases for maternity allowance and carer’s allowance

New DWP guidance

18 March, 2010

MPs call for claimant rights to be given much higher priority in contracted employment programmes

New report from the Work and Pensions Select Committee

18 March, 2010

Local authorities need stronger links with Jobcentre Plus to better support young people not in education, employment or training

Partnership approach helps to ensure successful progression to DWP schemes, according to new Ofsted report

18 March, 2010

National insurance credits for spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces

New regulations in Northern Ireland

18 March, 2010

Mortgage interest payments in excess of claimant’s liability

New regulations close loophole

18 March, 2010

Military personnel in Wales to get automatic second home council tax discount

New statutory instrument

18 March, 2010

ESA following a successful incapacity for work appeal

New DWP guidance

18 March, 2010

Equalisation of state pension age from April 2010

New regulations provide for consequential amendments in Northern Ireland

18 March, 2010

Entitlement to help under the Healthy Start Scheme in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

18 March, 2010

Claims for Category B state pension from spouses or civil partners living abroad

New regulations

18 March, 2010

Child Poverty Bill completes passage through the House of Lords

Legislation returns to the Commons unopposed

18 March, 2010

Applications for NI credits for parents and carers from April 2010

New DWP guidance

17 March, 2010

Judicial review of a commissioner's decision and whether a new medical report indicates changes of circumstances

[2010] EWCA Civ 258

17 March, 2010

Government welcomes new unemployment figures

However number of long-term unemployed rises to highest level for more than 10 years

17 March, 2010

DWP must improve the way it approaches the prevention of overpayments

Amount of money owed to the DWP is now £1.85 billion and rising, reports Public Accounts Committee

16 March, 2010

Pensions uprating abroad

[2010] ECHR 338