News and case law

16 December, 2024

Clearance times for mandatory reconsiderations almost doubled between December 2023 and July 2024

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16 December, 2024

Bone Anchored Hearing Aid is an aid, not purely an implant, for the purposes of PIP activity 7

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16 December, 2024

Date of claim for ADP in Scotland is date of initial phone contact provided full claim is received within eight weeks

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13 December, 2024

DWP estimates that last year’s winter fuel payments contained ‘irregularities’ worth £40 million

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13 December, 2024

Scottish Social Justice and Social Security Committee launches inquiry that will explore how well the social security system takes account of domestic abuse

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13 December, 2024

Scottish Government commits to development of new Employment Injury Assistance scheme to better reflect the modern economy and workforce

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13 December, 2024

Draft regulations laid in Wales to permit an application for a council tax reduction to be treated as made where a person has claimed universal credit

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12 December, 2024

Roll-out of online Apply for PIP process is now likely to take ‘several years’

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12 December, 2024

Almost a third of people on universal credit have a health condition or disability that restricts their ability to work

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12 December, 2024

Court of Appeal rules that housing benefit overpayment could not be recovered from claimant’s wife without notification of a decision to do so, despite her involvement in proceedings as a non-party

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12 December, 2024

More than a third of local authorities spent less than 40 per cent of their DHP allocation in the first half of 2024/2025

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Clearance times for mandatory reconsiderations almost doubled between December 2023 and July 2024

Court of Appeal rules that widower retained secure tenancy and right to buy despite living elsewhere

Court of Appeal considers the ‘just and equitable’ test for extending the time limit in which to bring a discrimination claim

Bone Anchored Hearing Aid is an aid, not purely an implant, for the purposes of PIP activity 7

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Date of claim for ADP in Scotland is date of initial phone contact provided full claim is received within eight weeks

DWP estimates that last year’s winter fuel payments contained ‘irregularities’ worth £40 million

Scottish Social Justice and Social Security Committee launches inquiry that will explore how well the social security system takes account of domestic abuse

Scottish Government commits to development of new Employment Injury Assistance scheme to better reflect the modern economy and workforce

Draft regulations laid in Wales to permit an application for a council tax reduction to be treated as made where a person has claimed universal credit

Roll-out of online Apply for PIP process is now likely to take ‘several years’

Almost a third of people on universal credit have a health condition or disability that restricts their ability to work

Court of Appeal rules that housing benefit overpayment could not be recovered from claimant’s wife without notification of a decision to do so, despite her involvement in proceedings as a non-party

Court of Appeal considers whether Employment Tribunal gave adequate reasons for not extending time limits following disclosure of additional information through Data Subject Access Requests

Ofgem launches consultation on proposal to implement energy debt relief scheme to support people who accrued debts during the energy crisis

More than a third of local authorities spent less than 40 per cent of their DHP allocation in the first half of 2024/2025

Restriction on subsequent disposal of Right to Buy dwellings in designated rural areas in England

Scottish Government awards funding to Citizens Advice Scotland to build on successful council tax debt pilots

Requiring creditors to issue a Debt Advice and Information Package to debtors in Scotland when applying for a warrant for diligence