Welfare rights news and case law

10 October, 2007

DWP to make savings of more than £1.2 billion over the next four years

A challenge to look forward to, says Work and Pensions Secretary

9 October, 2007

Right to reside - pregnancy and temporary incapacity for work

CIS/4010/2006

9 October, 2007

Jobcentre Plus Personal Advisers should spend less time on adminstrative work and more time with claimants

New Commons Public Accounts Committee report

9 October, 2007

Welfare benefit & tax credit highlights in today’s pre-Budget report

'Meeting the aspirations of the British people'

9 October, 2007

Revenue’s application of its overpayment guidance is unfair and unreasonable

Decisions seem to fly in the face of the aims of tax credit policy, says Parliamentary Ombudsman

9 October, 2007

Government continues to demonstrate a lack of commitment to improving the social fund

New Commons Treasury Committee report

8 October, 2007

Right to reside - ‘worker’ status following period of temporary employment

CIS/1793/2007

8 October, 2007

Payment of AA/DLA to care home residents

New statutory instrument

8 October, 2007

National rollout of the local housing allowance in the private rented sector

New statutory instruments

8 October, 2007

Government must do more to tackle child poverty in working households

Priority must be helping people out of low paid and low skilled jobs, says IPPR

5 October, 2007

National rollout of the local housing allowance in the private rented sector

New statutory instrument

5 October, 2007

Means-tested benefit earnings disregards should rise to sixteen times the minimum wage

Reform could have significant impact on lone parent employment rates, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

5 October, 2007

Council tax appeals and the new Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council

New regulations in Scotland

5 October, 2007

Automatic disclosure of information to child support appeal tribunals

New statutory instruments

5 October, 2007

‘Back to work’ teams should be responsible for issuing medical certificates

National Director for Health and Work due to report to Ministers in the New Year

4 October, 2007

Claim made on the basis of credited contributions under regulation 8A of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

CIB/1602/2006

4 October, 2007

Refund of charges wrongly imposed under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 / assessment of capital

CIS/3760/2006 — R(IS) 5/08

4 October, 2007

Tribunal’s use of standard form decisions / need to consider submissions from both parties

CIS/1133/2006

4 October, 2007

Housing costs - whether accommodation more suited to the special needs of a disabled person

CIS/3382/2006