Welfare rights news and case law

9 March, 2005

Industrial Injuries Benefit & lump sum payments (Northern Ireland)

New statutory rule

9 March, 2005

Council tax discounts on second homes

New statutory instrument

8 March, 2005

Use of confiscation orders to recover benefit overpayments

[2005] EWCA Crim 491

8 March, 2005

Housing benefit payments to third parties

New DWP guidance

8 March, 2005

Benefit fraud falls to lowest level for over a decade

New government figures

8 March, 2005

‘Joint Teams’ threaten the availability of independent benefits advice

National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers' position paper

7 March, 2005

Residential care personal expenses allowance (Scotland)

New statutory instrument

7 March, 2005

Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme

New DWP guidance

4 March, 2005

Tax credit overpayments

New One Parent Families and Citizens Advice publications

4 March, 2005

Child Trust Funds & the transfer to child tax credit of remaining families in receipt of income supp

New statutory instrument

4 March, 2005

Benefits and support in residential and nursing care (Scotland)

New statutory instrument

4 March, 2005

Benefit and tax credit decision making and appeals (Northern Ireland)

New statutory rule

3 March, 2005

Notional capital - mental health and significant operative purpose

CH/3169/2004 — R(H) 1/06

3 March, 2005

Failure to disclose

CIS/4322/2001 — R(IS) 7/05

3 March, 2005

Recovery of overpayments

[2005] UKHL 16

3 March, 2005

Requirements of prescribed disease D12 not irrational

CI/1160/2004

3 March, 2005

Benefits and ‘recourse to public funds’

Government introduces new rules

2 March, 2005

LHA pathfinder area performance

DWP update

2 March, 2005

IS & income-based JSA income disregards & tax liabilities

New DWP guidance