Welfare rights news and case law

21 May, 2008

Government confirms plans to pilot ‘Better off in Work Credit’

12,000 individuals to benefit in Yorkshire and Humber

21 May, 2008

Data matching exercise identifies HB fraud and overpayments worth £24 million

Public bodies should adopt a zero tolerance approach says Audit Commission

20 May, 2008

Payment of housing costs where loan taken out during period of backdating

CPC/3992/2007

20 May, 2008

Two-tier tribunals system to be launched later this year

Government publishes its response to Transforming Tribunals consultation

20 May, 2008

Government sets out three-part strategy for reform of the tax credit system

Consultation on improving service delivery and choice launched today

19 May, 2008

Overpayment / whether payment of retirement pension is income or capital

CPC/1370/2007 — R(PC) 3/08

19 May, 2008

Entitlement of carer before child benefit awarded

CIS/43/2008 — R(IS) 11/08

19 May, 2008

Length of sanction where claimant left job voluntarily after four weeks

CJSA/63/2007 — R(JSA) 1/08

19 May, 2008

Overpayment recovery / instructions given to claimant / whether appeal in time

CG/37/2008

15 May, 2008

Award of additional pension not affected by issue of full gender recognition certificate

CP/98/2007

15 May, 2008

Need for papers relating to previous award to be before tribunal

CDLA/2372/2007

15 May, 2008

Social housing and worklessness

New DWP research

15 May, 2008

More than £1.5 billion in means tested benefits lost to fraud and error

However, benefits worth £1 billion also underpaid according to new National Statistics

15 May, 2008

Ensuring parity between the Great Britain and Northern Ireland social security systems

New statutory instrument

14 May, 2008

Right to reside / whether Baumbast applies where child in nursery education

CIS/3960/2007

14 May, 2008

NI number allocation where benefit claimant’s partner has no right to be in the UK

Rules to be changed at 'earliest opportunity' says Work and Pensions Minister

14 May, 2008

Helping lone parents move closer to paid employment

Social Security Advisory Committee announces consultation on government proposals

14 May, 2008

Helping disadvantaged ethnic minority residents into work

DWP publishes evaluation of the Fair Cities Pilots

14 May, 2008

Government to publish new Welfare Reform Green Paper

More needs to be done to ensure that no-one with the ability to work is trapped on benefits says Secretary of State