News and case law

20 December, 2024

Half of those who experienced a legal problem last year used some form of self-help as their most formal strategy to resolve the issue

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19 December, 2024

DWP advises of changes to universal credit claim process to improve corporate appointee journey

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19 December, 2024

Student’s universal credit claim which would have been successful under regulation 14 exception but for the DWP’s delay in completing a work capability assessment was correctly refused by tribunal

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19 December, 2024

Where UK is state of residence, it remains the competent state for cash sickness benefits even where family member of claimant is in receipt of pension from different EU state

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19 December, 2024

Tribunal ‘perversely’ concluded that claimant with chronic fatigue could prepare a simple meal with an aid based on ability to get herself to and from work, and prepare a single vegetable when seated

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18 December, 2024

Confusion about the rules, a lack of support and a perception that it’s not worth the effort have led to some people failing to claim or claiming late under Move to UC

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18 December, 2024

Apply for PIP Digital Self-Serve pilots are making the process more accessible and flexible and are resulting in shorter journey times

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18 December, 2024

Government says that monthly payments are expected to commence in early 2025 to those affected by the loss of the enhanced disability premium on migrating to universal credit

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18 December, 2024

DWP anticipates that it will make trauma informed approaches fundamental to its business-as-usual approach by 2030

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17 December, 2024

Government says it will not compensate WASPI women for its failure to adequately communicate changes to state pension age, despite Ombudsman recommendation

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17 December, 2024

More than 120,000 households in Great Britain had their benefits capped as at August 2024

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17 December, 2024

‘Unprecedented’ level of PIP claims in England and Wales continues with 230,000 new registrations in the quarter ending October 2024

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17 December, 2024

‘Apply for PIP’ digital self-serve channel continues to receive around 2,500 registrations every month

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17 December, 2024

Tribunal erred in failing to consider descriptors including under managing therapy, communicating verbally and planning and following journeys on claimant’s transfer from DLA to PIP at 16 years old

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17 December, 2024

Tightened guidance for discretionary support grants in Northern Ireland led to expenditure dropping by a third in 2023/2024

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Half of those who experienced a legal problem last year used some form of self-help as their most formal strategy to resolve the issue

Government tables amendments to the Employment Rights Bill to pave the way for a mandatory seafarers charter

DWP advises of changes to universal credit claim process to improve corporate appointee journey

Student’s universal credit claim which would have been successful under regulation 14 exception but for the DWP’s delay in completing a work capability assessment was correctly refused by tribunal

Where UK is state of residence, it remains the competent state for cash sickness benefits even where family member of claimant is in receipt of pension from different EU state

Tribunal ‘perversely’ concluded that claimant with chronic fatigue could prepare a simple meal with an aid based on ability to get herself to and from work, and prepare a single vegetable when seated

Northern Ireland Court of Appeal rules that the Continuing Healthcare policy introduced in 2010 is ultra vires but that the subsequent policy introduced in 2021 is lawful

Confusion about the rules, a lack of support and a perception that it’s not worth the effort have led to some people failing to claim or claiming late under Move to UC

Apply for PIP Digital Self-Serve pilots are making the process more accessible and flexible and are resulting in shorter journey times

Government says that monthly payments are expected to commence in early 2025 to those affected by the loss of the enhanced disability premium on migrating to universal credit

DWP anticipates that it will make trauma informed approaches fundamental to its business-as-usual approach by 2030

Government announces ‘largest ever’ investment in homelessness prevention services in England

Local government finance settlement provides extra funding for social care in England, and confirms no change to council tax referendum principles

Government says it will not compensate WASPI women for its failure to adequately communicate changes to state pension age, despite Ombudsman recommendation

More than 120,000 households in Great Britain had their benefits capped as at August 2024

‘Unprecedented’ level of PIP claims in England and Wales continues with 230,000 new registrations in the quarter ending October 2024

‘Apply for PIP’ digital self-serve channel continues to receive around 2,500 registrations every month

Tribunal erred in failing to consider descriptors including under managing therapy, communicating verbally and planning and following journeys on claimant’s transfer from DLA to PIP at 16 years old

Tightened guidance for discretionary support grants in Northern Ireland led to expenditure dropping by a third in 2023/2024