27 November, 2020
26 November, 2020
Work and Pensions Committee Chair says that, unless the government thinks again, some of the most vulnerable people in society will be faced with a tough winter with no additional support
26 November, 2020
Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that, in the here and now, families need to know how they will pay for food, childcare and keep a roof over their heads
26 November, 2020
New DWP statistics also show that total number of households capped has continued to rise through the COVID-19 pandemic, up 8 per cent in the last quarter
26 November, 2020
However, Mr Barclay says the £20 temporary 'uplift' to working tax credit is a separate issue and will be looked at in the new year
26 November, 2020
OBR Economic Outlook says that additional two-year delay is due to COVID-19 pandemic and means migration of all DLA claimants is not now expected to be complete until 2025
26 November, 2020
25 November, 2020
However, Dr Coffey says that a decision on whether to maintain the £20 universal credit and tax credit 'uplift' will not be made until the new year
25 November, 2020 Open access
Office for Budget Responsibility highlights that the cost of the measure will fall to £0.3 billion by 2025/2026, and that LHA rates will fall back below the 30th percentile of local rents over time
25 November, 2020
TS (by TS) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA); EK (by MK) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA)
[2020] UKUT 284 (AAC)
Reported as [2021] AACR 4
CDLA/2208/2018 & CDLA/2019/2018
25 November, 2020
Recommendations in new British Legion report include that HCPs should be given more time to assess claimants in light of survey showing that majority of veterans found ESA and PIP assessments stressful
25 November, 2020
Final statistics for programme show that number of short job outcomes achieved was less than 70 per cent of expectation
24 November, 2020
Act makes provision for Secretary of State to bring forward annual benefit up-rating order in 2021/2022 despite there being no growth in earnings between May and July 2020
24 November, 2020
New statistics from the Scottish Government also show that 77 per cent of claims were successful
23 November, 2020 Open access
Minister confirms that, as at August 2020, there were more than 160,000 households with a grace period due to end in December 2020, but clarifies that not all of these will necessarily be in scope of the cap
23 November, 2020 Open access
New payment of £200 will be automatically paid at the end of January 2021 to disabled people on higher rate disability benefits and people in receipt of pension credit
23 November, 2020 Open access
Think tank argues that entitlement under the welfare state needs to be 'future-proofed', possibly through a triple lock as exists for pensions
23 November, 2020
TD v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP)
[2020] UKUT 283 (AAC)
CSPIP/373/2019 & CSPIP/374/2019
20 November, 2020 Open access
Social Security Secretary urges UK Government to use next week’s Spending Review to confirm continuation of £20 benefit uplift and relaxation of minimum income floor rules into new financial year
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