Welfare rights news and case law

9 October, 2008

Increased Access to Work funding to be used to test new ways of helping people with mental health issues stay in work

Pilots to begin in London in the Autumn says Secretary of State

9 October, 2008

Promoting good quality decision-making and ensuring effective means of redress

Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council publishes its first Annual Report

9 October, 2008

Prescription charges for those with cancer and other long-term conditions

Exemptions to be extended, government announces

9 October, 2008

Increase in the cold weather payment in Northern Ireland for winter 2008/2009

New statutory rule

9 October, 2008

Employment and support allowance and income tax liability

New statutory instrument

8 October, 2008

‘Information or evidence’ to support application for NINO / failure to attend allocation interview

CH/4085/2007

8 October, 2008

Legal aid should be extended to all hearings before the new Upper Tribunal

Current proposals unjust, says the Child Poverty Action Group

8 October, 2008

Introduction of the Flexible New Deal from October 2009

Social Security Advisory Committee announces consultation on government proposals

8 October, 2008

Income tax and NI liability of those entitled to the Better off in Work Credit

New statutory instruments

8 October, 2008

Child maintenance reform in Northern Ireland

New statutory rules

8 October, 2008

Changes to pension credit and housing benefit backdating in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

7 October, 2008

Estrangement / whether joint interest in former matrimonial home should be disregarded as capital

CH/3777/2007

7 October, 2008

Overpayment / whether grounds for revision or supersession

CDLA/1461/2008

7 October, 2008

Social security benefits and ID cards for non-EEA foreign nationals

New DWP guidance

7 October, 2008

Revenue still has ‘long way to go’ despite improvements in administration of tax credits

Overpayment problems continue to cause distress and hardship, says Ombudsman

7 October, 2008

National roll out of the ‘In and out of work’ pilots

DWP confirms timetable in new housing benefit guidance

7 October, 2008

Extension of lone parent work conditionality

Secretary of State welcomes publication of draft regulations

7 October, 2008

Child maintenance reform

New DWP guidance

7 October, 2008

Changes to pension credit backdating and absence abroad rules

New DWP guidance