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19 April

Work and Pensions Committee announces inquiry into Jobcentre Plus

Focus to be on service offered to claimants and employers, and relationship with external providers, in context of welfare reforms

19 April, 2013

18 April

GPs reporting ‘significant increase in workload’ as welfare reforms begin to take effect

Doctors shouldn't have to pick up pieces created by failure to invest properly in independent health assessments, says General Practitioners Committee deputy chair

18 April, 2013

Absence of time limit for mandatory reconsideration could delay appeal rights indefinitely, says AJTC

Letter to Iain Duncan Smith also highlights inconsistency in arrangements for appealing localised social fund and council tax reduction decisions

18 April, 2013

Housing benefit size criteria restrictions and joint tenants

New HB guidance

18 April, 2013

DWP to begin testing ‘alternative’ WCA in spring with final report to be published later in year

Response to written question in parliament by Employment Minister

18 April, 2013

17 April

17.4 weeks average waiting time for disposal of WCA appeals between April and December 2012

Response to written question in parliament by Under-Secretary of State for Justice

17 April, 2013

16 April

HMCTS publishes form and guidance for direct lodgement of appeals

New system being introduced this month for personal independence payment and universal credit, with other benefits to follow from October 2013

16 April, 2013

15 April

Former DWP Chief Economist challenges Secretary of State's claims about the benefit cap's impact on people's behaviour

It's very important that ministers should not seek to misrepresent statistics, says Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research

15 April, 2013

12 April

DWP awards local authorities extra £24.1m to support cost of implementing welfare reforms

New HB guidance

12 April, 2013

11 April

DWP agrees additional funding of over £2m for local authorities piloting benefit cap

Written answer to parliament from Employment Minister

11 April, 2013

Key effect of welfare reforms will be to widen gap in prosperity between richest and poorest areas

New research from Sheffield Hallam University shows that UK's older industrial areas, a number of seaside towns and some London boroughs will be hit hardest

11 April, 2013

Qualitative evaluation of new enterprise allowance

New DWP research

11 April, 2013

Introduction of armed forces independence payment

New statutory instruments

11 April, 2013

10 April

Amendments to universal credit legislation relating to foster carers and Armed Forces personnel

New statutory instrument

10 April, 2013

DWP reported to be ‘rowing back’ on ‘digital by default’ strategy

In addition, Department said to have 'real problems' with IT system for universal credit 'pathfinders'

10 April, 2013

Whether DWP and HMRC obliged to make interim payments pending outcome of appeals

New High Court judgment considers whether failure to make payments breached right of claimant's daughter to reside in UK under EU law

10 April, 2013

9 April

Fraud in council tax support schemes in Wales

New statutory instrument

09 April, 2013

DWP reviewing welfare reform rules for homeless hostels and refuges

Lord Freud tells Homeless Link that government wants to protect provision that doesn't meet precise definition of 'supported exempt accommodation' but is otherwise the same

09 April, 2013

8 April

Administration and enforcement of council tax in Wales

New statutory instrument

08 April, 2013

Personal independence payment will offer ‘better targeted support’, says Esther Mcvey

However, Scope highlights that assessment designed to achieve 20 per cent reduction in spending, with 600,000 disabled people to lose £2.62bn in support

08 April, 2013

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Cussens v Realreed Ltd
New High Court decision considers whether the county court has the jurisdication to hear an application, under section 168 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, for a declaration that a breach of a condition of a lease had occurred. (17 May, 2013)
Only 5.5 per cent of shared properties in London affordable to under 35s on benefits
New research shows that changes to shared accomodation rate putting people at risk of homelessness, says Homeless Link. (16 May, 2013)
At least 1.3m low income families spend a third of net income on housing, says Resolution Foundation
New research, reported by Guardian, shows interaction between shortage of private rented accommodation and earnings squeeze. (16 May, 2013)
Department of Health publishes ‘Adult Social Care: Choice Framework’
Framework sets out choices people are able to make in relation to their care and support that include right for people, including carers, to control services they use; right to choose residential care accommodation; and right to access and receive information to inform choice. (16 May, 2013)
Number of tenants opting for right to buy doubles
New Department for Communities and Local Government figures show that number of homes sold between April 2012 and April 2013 totalled 5,942, more than double the number sold in the previous year. (16 May, 2013)
Employment law update
Issue 148 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available. (16 May, 2013)
Migrants’ access to housing in the UK
In a new Guardian blog, a policy adviser to the Chartered Institute of Housing questions whether the government's proposal to restrict migrants' access to both the social and privater rented sectors will have any effect. (15 May, 2013)
Practical support for health and social care integration plan
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is to support the integration process through its practical guides, training materials and consultancy services. (15 May, 2013)
200,000 employed on zero-hours contracts
The government estimates that there were 200,000 people (0.7 per cent of those employed in the UK) on zero-hours contracts for the 4th quarter of 2012. (15 May, 2013)
Hotak v London Borough of Southwark
New Court of Appeal decision considers whether a council, in deciding whether a homeless applicant is in priority need because s/he is ‘vulnerable’, can have regard to the personal support which has been, and will continue to be, provided by a family member. (15 May, 2013)

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Debt

At least 1.3m low income families spend a third of net income on housing, says Resolution Foundation
New research, reported by Guardian, shows interaction between shortage of private rented accommodation and earnings squeeze. (16 May, 2013)
Office for National Statistics publishes new figures on property debt
New figures show that 37.3 per cent of people had mortgage in 2008/2010 and that only 13.6 per cent found debt 'a heavy burden'. (14 May, 2013)
Consolidated Finance Limited v Collins
New Court of Appeal judgment considers argument that defendants' mortgages were regulated agreements for the purposes of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (09 May, 2013)
Payday lenders failing to check if people can afford to repay, says Citizens Advice
New figures show that 65 per cent of payday loans don't come with financial checks, leading to 7 out of 10 being unable to pay back loan. (07 May, 2013)
Older and disabled people ‘put off’ energy efficiency schemes’
Guardian reports on unpublished evidence from focus groups commissioned by Department for Energy and Climate Change. (03 May, 2013)
Interest-only mortgagors face a large shortfall
BBC reports that the Financial Conduct Authority estimates that nearly half of homeowners with interest-only mortgages will not be able to pay off the loan when their mortgage matures, and that the average shortfall is £71,000. (02 May, 2013)
High Street banks should offer personal micro-loans, says Citizens Advice
Banks should accept some responsibility for the growth of the payday loan market and have opportunity to 'right past wrongs' by offering an inventive, low-interest and responsible solution to the need for short term credit, says charity. (29 April, 2013)
McGuire v Rose & Ors
New Court of Appeal judgment considers whether a County Court judge had correctly interpreted section 304 of the Insolvency Act 1986 which provides for actions to be brought against the trustee in bankruptcy in respect of defaults or shortcomings. (29 April, 2013)
Cancer patients experience average £570 a month loss as a result of illness, says Macmillan
New report sets out the results of research into the financial effects of cancer and finds that support is not always easy to access or good enough. (25 April, 2013)
Personal insolvencies in Scotland down by 9.9 per cent on previous quarter
New statistics for fourth quarter of 2012/2013 show 3,472 personal insolvencies for the period, which was also 28.8 per cent lower than the corresponding quarter of the previous year. (24 April, 2013)

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Housing

Cussens v Realreed Ltd
New High Court decision considers whether the county court has the jurisdication to hear an application, under section 168 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, for a declaration that a breach of a condition of a lease had occurred. (17 May, 2013)
At least 1.3m low income families spend a third of net income on housing, says Resolution Foundation
New research, reported by Guardian, shows interaction between shortage of private rented accommodation and earnings squeeze. (16 May, 2013)
Number of tenants opting for right to buy doubles
New Department for Communities and Local Government figures show that number of homes sold between April 2012 and April 2013 totalled 5,942, more than double the number sold in the previous year. (16 May, 2013)
Migrants’ access to housing in the UK
In a new Guardian blog, a policy adviser to the Chartered Institute of Housing questions whether the government's proposal to restrict migrants' access to both the social and privater rented sectors will have any effect. (15 May, 2013)
Hotak v London Borough of Southwark
New Court of Appeal decision considers whether a council, in deciding whether a homeless applicant is in priority need because s/he is ‘vulnerable’, can have regard to the personal support which has been, and will continue to be, provided by a family member. (15 May, 2013)
Housing Law Update
Issue 309 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available. (14 May, 2013)
Office for National Statistics publishes new figures on property debt
New figures show that 37.3 per cent of people had mortgage in 2008/2010 and that only 13.6 per cent found debt 'a heavy burden'. (14 May, 2013)
Increased funding to help young homeless people into shared accommodation
Crisis will get £1m from the DCLG to develop schemes to work with local landlords to create more rooms for rent and to complete its Private Rented Sector Access Development Programme. (14 May, 2013)
Rogue landlords put renters’ health at risk, says Shelter
One in nine renters say their landlord’s failure to carry out repairs or deal with poor conditions in their home has affected their health. (14 May, 2013)
New grounds for possession introduced by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Part 5 of Bill sets out absolute and discretionary anti-social behaviour grounds in secure and assured tenancies. (14 May, 2013)

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Employment

Employment law update
Issue 148 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available. (16 May, 2013)
200,000 employed on zero-hours contracts
The government estimates that there were 200,000 people (0.7 per cent of those employed in the UK) on zero-hours contracts for the 4th quarter of 2012. (15 May, 2013)
The President of the Methodist Conference v Preston
New Supreme Court judgment considers whether, as a minister of the Methodist Church, the respondent was an employee. (15 May, 2013)
Employment case law round up
Latest EAT decisions added to the Tribunals Service website. (13 May, 2013)
Deregulation Bill
Bill, introduced in today's Queen's Speech, contains provisions that include reducing qualifying period for Right to Buy from five to three years and removing power from employment tribunals to make wider recommendations in successful discrimination cases. (08 May, 2013)
Wage inequality and employment polarisation in British cities
Findings of new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report include that cities in the south of England tend to have the highest levels of inequality, while smaller cities and those that have experienced industrial decline tend to have the most equal labour markets. (08 May, 2013)
Employment case law round up
Latest EAT decisions added to the Tribunals Service website. (07 May, 2013)
Scottish parents to save £700 per child in nursery fees under Children and Young People (Scotland)
'We want Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up and that is why we are working hard to help families', says Minister for Children and Young People. (02 May, 2013)
Draft ‘off the shelf’ model documentation for setting up an employee owned company
Legal template developed by Employee Ownership Implementation Group at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. (02 May, 2013)
Campaign for a living wage
TUC has launched its five key campaigning priorities which include working with both public and private sector employers to reach living wage agreements. (01 May, 2013)

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Community care

Department of Health publishes ‘Adult Social Care: Choice Framework’
Framework sets out choices people are able to make in relation to their care and support that include right for people, including carers, to control services they use; right to choose residential care accommodation; and right to access and receive information to inform choice. (16 May, 2013)
Practical support for health and social care integration plan
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is to support the integration process through its practical guides, training materials and consultancy services. (15 May, 2013)
‘Integrated care and support: our shared commitment’
Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has launched plans to make integrated health and social care services a reality. (14 May, 2013)
Care Bill 2013/2014 receives first reading in House of Lords
Bill includes measures to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and to support for carers, to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect, and to make provision about care standards. (13 May, 2013)
Government announces £10 million funding for hospital aftercare for the homeless
Estimated that currently 70% of homeless people are discharged from hospital without their health and housing problems being properly addressed. (13 May, 2013)
MN & Anor v London Borough of Hackney
New High Court judgment considers whether local authority obliged to provide support and accomodation under section 17 of Childrens Act 1989 to two children and their parents who were in UK in breach of immigration rules (but not asylum seekers). (10 May, 2013)
How social workers can make personal budgets work for people with dementia
New CommunityCare article says that, by following good practice on assessments, support planning and reviews, social workers can overcome barriers to making personal budgets work for people with dementia. (10 May, 2013)
SL v Westminster City Council
New Supreme Court judgment considers the meaning of a 'need for care and attention' that was 'not otherwise available' for the purposes of deciding if the council had a duty to provide accommodation under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948 to a homeless failed asylum seeker. (09 May, 2013)
Carers UK welcomes enhanced rights introduced by new Care Bill
However, carers' charity warns that, in order for the new rights to become a reality, the government must address the social care funding gap as demand grows and local authority budgets are cut. (09 May, 2013)
Further £800m to be cut from the social care budget this year
The Association of Directors of Social Services fears that, despite efficiency savings, if there is no additional investment the 'already bleak outlook becomes even bleaker'. (08 May, 2013)

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