Welfare rights news and case law

25 August, 2006

Validity of overpayment decision

CIS/3605/2005

25 August, 2006

Maternity and adoption pay and leave in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

24 August, 2006

Overpayment - relevance of local office knowledge that DLA award was for a fixed term / requirement to revise or supersede decisions

CIS/203/2002

24 August, 2006

Statutory paternity and adoption pay

New statutory instrument

24 August, 2006

New incapacity benefits linking rules from October 2006

Plus permitted work earnings limit to be increased

24 August, 2006

DWP’s Debt Management Unit has backlog of more than half a million cases

IT problems follow introduction of new software deigned to streamline recovery work

24 August, 2006

DWP’s ‘alternative office’ service extended

But Jobcentre Plus work to be delivered through fewer, larger Benefit Delivery Centres

23 August, 2006

Conversation causing psychological injury - relevance of context

CI/142/2006

23 August, 2006

Majority of tax credit overpayment write-off requests rejected

Claimants should have spotted official errors, says Revenue

22 August, 2006

Pension age and sex discrimination

[2006] ECHR 706

22 August, 2006

Benefits for widowers

[2006] EWCA Civ 1176

22 August, 2006

Housing Benefit Matching Service

New DWP guidance

22 August, 2006

Calculation of statutory paternity pay

New statutory instrument

21 August, 2006

Twice as many retailers sign up to replacement Welfare Food Scheme

Healthy Start to be rolled-out nationally later this year

21 August, 2006

CSA, Rent Service and social fund annual reports 2005/2006

Now available online

19 August, 2006

Removal of existing award / evaluation of medical evidence / credibility of claimant

CDLA/532/2005

17 August, 2006

Help with NHS costs for students in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

17 August, 2006

Funding the Workstep employment programme

New DWP research

17 August, 2006

Evaluating the New Deal for Disabled People

New DWP research