Welfare rights news and case law

4 April, 2007

Overpayment recovery following discharge from bankruptcy

[2007] EWHC 759 (Admin)

4 April, 2007

Work incentives, high rents and housing benefit

New DWP research

4 April, 2007

Jobcentre Plus to launch single national fraud IT system

Referral system and database to go live in June 2007

4 April, 2007

Help with NHS costs in Wales

New statutory instrument

4 April, 2007

Complaint handling by the Social Security Agency in Northern Ireland is ‘second to none’

Independent Case Examiner's annual report 2007/2008

4 April, 2007

Benefits and reform of the water industry in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

3 April, 2007

Whether decision to pay benefit to claimant rather than landlord is discretionary

CH/1821/2006 — R(H) 1/08

3 April, 2007

Paying benefit to landlord when payment already made to claimant for same period

CH/3629/2006 — R(H) 2/08

3 April, 2007

The movement of lone parent claimants into employment

New DWP research

3 April, 2007

Period of award of reduced earnings allowance

New DWP and DSDNI guidance

3 April, 2007

Miscellaneous changes to means-tested benefits

New DWP guidance

3 April, 2007

Guardian’s allowance uprating 2007/2008

New statutory instruments

3 April, 2007

Council tax in Scotland

New statutory instruments

2 April, 2007

Jobseeker Mandatory Activity pilots

New statutory instrument

2 April, 2007

Income tax, social security contributions and benefit rates from April 2007

New DWP guidance

2 April, 2007

Claimants given access to digital TV national job-search engine

Government announcement

2 April, 2007

‘City Strategy’ pathfinder areas given £32 million to help claimants back into work

Government announcement

30 March, 2007

Work-focused interviews for lone parents

New statutory instrument

30 March, 2007

Increasing employment is key to tackling child poverty

Chancellor refuses to commit to extra welfare spending