Welfare rights news and case law

4 September, 2008

Incapacity for work where claimant awaiting an operation or other therapeutic procedure

New DWP guidance following recent commissioner's decision

4 September, 2008

Effect of undisclosed capital on the calculation of any recoverable overpayment

New DWP guidance following recent commissioners' decisions

3 September, 2008

Replacing council tax with a local income tax in Scotland

Government publishes proposals for Council Tax Abolition Bill

3 September, 2008

Lump sum payments to those suffering from diffuse mesothelioma

New regulations in Northern Ireland

2 September, 2008

Separated parents' information needs present a 'considerable challenge' for the delivery of the new child support reforms

New DWP research

2 September, 2008

Mortgage interest waiting period to be reduced to 13 weeks

New rules to be introduced next year

2 September, 2008

Government allocates £50m for new child support IT

New system due to go live in 2011

1 September, 2008

Whether regular NHS pension payments should be disregarded as income

CIS/1215/2008

1 September, 2008

Overpayment / offsetting benefit that should have been payable against amount recoverable

CIS/546/2008

1 September, 2008

Jobcentre Plus the principal cause of more than £85 million worth of errors in discretionary social fund awards

However significant efforts being made to address the situation, says National Audit Office

1 September, 2008

Little evidence that workfare increases the likelihood of finding work

Programmes can even reduce employment chances, says new DWP research

1 September, 2008

Students and housing benefit

New DWP guidance

30 August, 2008

Calculation of weekly earnings for carer’s allowance purposes

CG/607/2008

29 August, 2008

Evaluation of capital / beneficial owner / whether English or French law applicable

CIS/213/2004

29 August, 2008

Simplifying and speeding up crisis loan payments where claim made by telephone

New statutory instrument

29 August, 2008

Current system of benefits for carers is outdated and should be replaced

New report from the Work and Pensions Select Committee

28 August, 2008

Right to reside / whether accession state worker on maternity leave is ‘working’

CIS/4237/2007

28 August, 2008

Appellants’ perceptions of the independence of the Valuation Tribunal Service

Improvements expected as a result of council tax 'Appeals Direct', says Agency's Chief Executive

26 August, 2008

Rent Service performing ‘extremely well’ against targets

Chief Executive reflects on most challenging year since the Agency's inception