News and case law

4 July, 2024

Closure of tax credits and the transfer of state pension age claimants to universal credit or pension credit

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4 July, 2024

Where claimant has a ‘nil award’ of universal credit, there is no entitlement and it does not passport to full housing benefit

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4 July, 2024

Northern Ireland Commissioner rules tax credits claim by Polish national with family abroad is both single claim for WTC and joint claim for CTC

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2 July, 2024

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland called on to publish data relating to social security appeals on an annual basis

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1 July, 2024

Northern Ireland Commissioner rules that tribunal faced with a breach of Convention rights arising from a provision of subordinate legislation should disapply that provision where possible

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28 June, 2024

Chair of Independent Review of ADP launches call for evidence from organisations that support claimants to help inform future recommendations

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27 June, 2024

Requirement for decision makers to consider whether claimants with pre-settled status would be destitute if benefit is refused

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27 June, 2024

DWP’s algorithm for spotting housing benefit claims with high risk of fraud and error ‘seriously underperforms’

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27 June, 2024

Where a claimant has received both carer’s allowance and new-style ESA, the cared-for person is not entitled to a severe disability premium

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27 June, 2024

Information Commisioner’s Office orders HM Treasury to disclose impact data on end of £20 universal credit uplift

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27 June, 2024 Open access

Election 2024: Almost 9 in 10 low-income families on universal credit went without essentials in May 2024

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26 June, 2024

Tribunal failed to give claimant opportunity to comment on website material it relied on to assess her disablement, and reached ‘perverse’ conclusion that she could carry out PIP activities ‘safely’

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Closure of tax credits and the transfer of state pension age claimants to universal credit or pension credit

Where claimant has a ‘nil award’ of universal credit, there is no entitlement and it does not passport to full housing benefit

Northern Ireland Commissioner rules tax credits claim by Polish national with family abroad is both single claim for WTC and joint claim for CTC

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland called on to publish data relating to social security appeals on an annual basis

Call for evidence launched on amendments to the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

Department for Economy in Northern Ireland launches consultation on an employment framework to support ‘good jobs’

Northern Ireland Commissioner rules that tribunal faced with a breach of Convention rights arising from a provision of subordinate legislation should disapply that provision where possible

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Chair of Independent Review of ADP launches call for evidence from organisations that support claimants to help inform future recommendations

Amendments to the Protected Trust Deed process in Scotland

Requirement for decision makers to consider whether claimants with pre-settled status would be destitute if benefit is refused

DWP’s algorithm for spotting housing benefit claims with high risk of fraud and error ‘seriously underperforms’

Where a claimant has received both carer’s allowance and new-style ESA, the cared-for person is not entitled to a severe disability premium

Number sleeping rough in London reached highest recorded level of almost 12,000 in 2023/2024

Information Commisioner’s Office orders HM Treasury to disclose impact data on end of £20 universal credit uplift

Election 2024: Almost 9 in 10 low-income families on universal credit went without essentials in May 2024

New government must change law on maximum temperatures in the workplace, says trade union organisation

Tribunal failed to give claimant opportunity to comment on website material it relied on to assess her disablement, and reached ‘perverse’ conclusion that she could carry out PIP activities ‘safely’