Welfare rights news and case law

13 September, 2007

Monitoring the performance of Jobcentre Plus personal advisers

New DWP research

13 September, 2007

Government reaffirms commitment to reduced welfare to work role for Jobcentre Plus

Greater use needs to be made of private and voluntary sector providers, says Secretary of State

12 September, 2007

Government announces private and voluntary sector providers to deliver next stage of Pathways to Work

Contractors will deliver programme in 15 Jobcentre Plus districts from December 2007

11 September, 2007

Young person’s Bridging Allowance scheme to be abolished

Payment no longer represents value for money, says Department for Children Schools and Families

11 September, 2007

Treatment of final payments on leaving work & income from boarders and sub tenants

New Computation of Earnings regulations

11 September, 2007

Students and help with NHS costs

New statutory instrument

11 September, 2007

Lone parent In-Work Credit to be rolled out across the UK

Initiative reaffirms government's commitment to helping lone parents into work, says Work and Pensions Secretary

10 September, 2007

Government to introduce 6-week benefit run-on for all lone parents entering work

Measures needed to 'fast track workers into jobs that we know exist', says Prime Minister

10 September, 2007

Government confirms extension of child benefit with new ‘health in pregnancy’ grant

One-off payment to be introduced from 2009

7 September, 2007

Treatment of Independent Living Fund payments in the assessment of means tested benefits and tax cre

New statutory rule

7 September, 2007

Overpayments arising as a result of mismatched NI information held on DWP and Revenue IT systems

New statutory instrument

7 September, 2007

Management of Jobcentre Plus Personal Adviser services and the delivery of the work-focused intervie

New DWP research

7 September, 2007

Help with NHS costs in Scotland

New statutory instrument

7 September, 2007

Birmingham Council’s benefit department to trial use of lie detection software

Telephone-based assessments to replace interviews, according to media reports

6 September, 2007

Treatment of Independent Living Fund payments in the assessment of means tested benefits and tax cre

New statutory instrument

6 September, 2007

Relevant childcare for working tax credit purposes

New statutory instruments

5 September, 2007

Whether decisions to terminate HB/CTB are appealable

CH/402/2007 — R(H) 4/08

5 September, 2007

Sharing of claimant information between the DWP, Revenue and local authorities

Pilots launched in six areas across Great Britain

4 September, 2007

Official error / whether overpayment of ‘excess’ council tax benefit recoverable

CH/1384/2007