Welfare rights news and case law

15 July, 2005

Human rights and direct payments of benefits

New paper from Liberty as it launches its new advice service for voluntary sector organisations

15 July, 2005

‘Sitting in an upright chair with a back but no arms’

New DWP guidance on PCA activity 3

14 July, 2005

Child support & the European Convention on Human Rights

[2005] UKHL 48

14 July, 2005

Industrial injuries benefit & asbestos related diseases

Government announces new rules to be introduced 'as soon as possible'

14 July, 2005

DLA claimants missing out on £200 million/year

New government figures

13 July, 2005

Service Level Agreements between HB departments and The Appeals Service

New DWP guidance

13 July, 2005

Migration of families from income support/JSA to child tax credit

Govt provides update in parliamentary debate on ongoing problems with the tax credit system

13 July, 2005

Impact on benefit of ‘supervised attendance orders’ and ‘community disposals’

New DWP guidance

13 July, 2005

Habitual residence & Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Bhakta

New DWP guidance

13 July, 2005

A ‘radical new approach’ to the way advice services are funded and delivered

Legal Services Commission consults on 'making legal rights a reality'

12 July, 2005

A mistake of fact giving rise to unfairness can be an error of law

CDLA/4475/2004

12 July, 2005

Womens’ pensions to be key focus in national debate

Secretary of State says that inequalities in the current system are a 'serious issue'

12 July, 2005

‘Promoting fairness and opportunity for all’ through the welfare benefits and tax credits system

HM Treasury Departmental Report 2005

11 July, 2005

Disclosure of benefits information and ‘Scottish mental health custodians’

New statutory instrument

11 July, 2005

DWP failings result in too many appeal tribunals overturning or amending decisions

New report on standards of DWP decision-making from the President of Appeal Tribunals

11 July, 2005

Benefits for students in Scotland

New online resource from CPAG

8 July, 2005

Article 8 (private and family life) - whether entitlement to income support dependent on child benefit amounts to discrimination against mother

CIS/4003/2001

8 July, 2005

Obligation to disclose material fact where claimant says they didn’t know fact

CF/699/2005

8 July, 2005

Tax credit overpayments - the road to recovery

New report from adviceni