News and case law

28 August, 2024

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes universal credit, benefit cap and PIP statistics for period to May 2024

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27 August, 2024

Restricting entitlement to the winter fuel payment was a difficult but necessary decision, Prime Minister says

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23 August, 2024

Tribunal erred in conflating test of whether claimant could carry out activity safely with test of whether descriptor satisfied more than 50 per cent of the time

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22 August, 2024

Winter fuel payment changes should be put on hold until pension credit has a 95 per cent take-up rate

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22 August, 2024

Regulations laid to restrict entitlement to the winter fuel payment in England and Wales to those in receipt of specified means-tested benefits

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22 August, 2024

DWP confirms that Capita is audio-recording less than 1.5 per cent of PIP assessments, and IAS around 0.1 per cent

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22 August, 2024

Mass data harvesting and AI are not appropriate or effective methods for DWP to improve its services or anti-fraud activities

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20 August, 2024

DWP to work with local authorities and older peoples’ charities to identify households eligible for pension credit but not claiming it

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20 August, 2024

Reciprocal social security arrangements with Ireland, Gibraltar, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

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19 August, 2024

Work and Pensions Secretary ‘under no illusions’ about the size of the task ahead to fix ‘broken’ back to work benefit system

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19 August, 2024

Universal credit claimant’s failure to re-verify his identity did not give rise to overpayment from start of claim

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16 August, 2024

New Council Tax Directions issued ahead of migration of pension-age tax credit claimants to universal credit

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16 August, 2024

Tribunal erred in law by failing to adjourn paper hearing in order to allow the claimant an opportunity to respond to its concerns about his credibility

More Welfare rights case law

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes universal credit, benefit cap and PIP statistics for period to May 2024

Restricting entitlement to the winter fuel payment was a difficult but necessary decision, Prime Minister says

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Tribunal erred in conflating test of whether claimant could carry out activity safely with test of whether descriptor satisfied more than 50 per cent of the time

Money Advice Trust renews call for government to introduce an energy bills Help to Repay scheme

Winter fuel payment changes should be put on hold until pension credit has a 95 per cent take-up rate

Regulations laid to restrict entitlement to the winter fuel payment in England and Wales to those in receipt of specified means-tested benefits

DWP confirms that Capita is audio-recording less than 1.5 per cent of PIP assessments, and IAS around 0.1 per cent

Mass data harvesting and AI are not appropriate or effective methods for DWP to improve its services or anti-fraud activities

Carer’s UK calls on government to introduce statutory entitlement to paid carer’s leave

DWP to work with local authorities and older peoples’ charities to identify households eligible for pension credit but not claiming it

Reciprocal social security arrangements with Ireland, Gibraltar, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

Work and Pensions Secretary ‘under no illusions’ about the size of the task ahead to fix ‘broken’ back to work benefit system

Universal credit claimant’s failure to re-verify his identity did not give rise to overpayment from start of claim

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Supreme Court rules that non-compliance with ‘right to manage’ statutory notice framework did not invalidate claim made by RTM company

Government confirms Rushanara Ali as new Minister with responsibilities for homelessness and rough sleeping

New Council Tax Directions issued ahead of migration of pension-age tax credit claimants to universal credit

Tribunal erred in law by failing to adjourn paper hearing in order to allow the claimant an opportunity to respond to its concerns about his credibility