Welfare rights news and case law

18 August, 2015

Tribunal wrong to base decision on inadequate submission from HMRC / HMRC guidance to decision makers on the correct approach to appeal responses

CTC/4867/2014

17 August, 2015

PIP overtakes ESA as most common problem presented to Citizens Advice

'For too many people the system is not working', says Chief Executive

17 August, 2015

Young jobseeker’s allowance claimants to be sent to three-week ‘boot camp’

Measure to form part of 'no excuses' culture being created by cross-government Earn or Learn Taskforce, says Paymaster General

13 August, 2015

Changes to DWP’s discretionary housing payments guidance manual

New HB guidance

13 August, 2015

Clarification of effective dates for housing benefit

New HB guidance

13 August, 2015

Person not entitled to housing benefit for period in prison of 13 weeks and one day

CH/144/2015

13 August, 2015

Tribunal erred in not taking account of evidence relating to award of the DLA higher rate mobility component in determining her ESA appeal

CE/3630/2014

13 August, 2015

Tribunal judge erred by changing his decision without consulting the parties to the appeal / claimant not entitled to a bedroom for housing benefit purposes for grandson who stayed 2 or 3 nights per week

CH/62/2015

12 August, 2015

More than 1.75m sanctions applied to jobseeker's allowance claimants since new regime began in October 2012

New DWP statistics also show that almost 67,000 sanctions applied to employment and support allowance claimants under new regime

12 August, 2015

Scottish Government working with DWP to implement changes to universal credit

Powers under Scotland Bill to be used to allow twice monthly payments to claimants and to pay housing element direct to social landlords

12 August, 2015

Cost of raising a child remains high at almost £150,000

New report from CPAG also finds that, although cost will rise less steeply in future years, state support for children will deteriorate sharply

12 August, 2015

Less than 90,000 claimants on universal credit caseload as of 9 July 2015

New DWP statistics also show that almost 175,000 claims have been made since benefit introduced in 2013, with just over 26,000 of those made in last four weeks

12 August, 2015

DWP confirms further details of personal independence payment roll-out

Disability living allowance claimants in a further three postcodes to be invited to claim from 17 August 2015