Welfare rights news and case law

8 June, 2007

Whether claimant waived her right to complain of tribunal bias

CIB/85/2007

8 June, 2007

Refugee integration loans & the abolition of benefit backdating

New statutory instruments

8 June, 2007

Minister calls for paid paternity leave to be doubled

Current two-week period strikes right balance, counters DTI

8 June, 2007

Back to work help should be contracted out on ‘no win, no fee’ basis

Shadow Chancellor calls for payment by results and measures to avoid 'cherry picking' of the easiest cases

7 June, 2007

Resolving DLA/AA appeals without resorting to a full hearing

Tribunals Service announces plan to pilot 'proportionate dispute resolution'

7 June, 2007

Freud welfare to work proposals attract further criticism

Advice organisations and the TUC respond to government-commissioned report

6 June, 2007

Refugee benefit backdating where Home Office letter sent to solicitor

[2007] EWCA Civ 515

6 June, 2007

Government publishes Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

New legislation will puts the needs of children first, says Secretary of State

5 June, 2007

Whether effect of tribunal’s decision was to reinstate benefit award for indefinite period

CJSA/4196/2006

5 June, 2007

Revenue and DWP need to do more to meet the needs of low-income pensioners

New report from the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

5 June, 2007

Lessons to be learnt from DWP’s successful delivery of IT projects

New report from the Public Accounts Committee

1 June, 2007

Whether earnings as an examiner should be calculated on a self-employed basis

CG/4139/2006

1 June, 2007

Managing the relationship between HB departments and the Tribunals Service

DWP issues local authorities with new Service Level Agreement

31 May, 2007

Carers’ benefits are not fit for purpose and need radical overhaul

New Carers UK report on the long term financial impact of caring

31 May, 2007

Benefit backdating for refugees to end next month

Current arrangements to be replaced by new integration loan scheme

30 May, 2007

Housing benefit payment options & rollout of the local housing allowance

New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

30 May, 2007

Government to introduce ‘Appeals Direct’ for council tax

Reform will enable appeals to be made directly to a valuation tribunal

30 May, 2007

Freud report over-reliant on ‘work first’ approach

Child Poverty Action Group expresses 'serious concerns'

29 May, 2007

Whether brevity of tribunal’s reasons meant they were inadequate

CDLA/561/2006