Welfare rights news and case law

5 June, 2006

Work continues on centralisation of Jobcentre Plus claims processing

However DWP acknowledges that CMS problems mean claims have not been processed as quickly as usual

5 June, 2006

New ‘right to work’ condition to govern NI number allocation

Government announces new rules from July 2006

5 June, 2006

Housing benefit sanctions to be used to tackle anti-social behaviour in pilot areas

Government announcement

2 June, 2006

Prosecutions for benefit offences and Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights

[2006] EWHC 1156 (Admin)

2 June, 2006

Prescribed disease D7 (asthma) and severe reaction to latex

CI/3565/2004

2 June, 2006

Local authorities encouraged to consider how they will handle local housing allowance rollout

National scheme to be different from that being tested in the pathfinders

1 June, 2006

Social fund increases poverty levels and is need of radical review and reform

New report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

1 June, 2006

Help with NHS costs in Wales

New statutory instrument

1 June, 2006

DWP to act to close ‘NINO loophole’

Change will ensure that those 'who have no right to live or work in the country are not given a national insurance number'

1 June, 2006

CSA to be replaced with new agency with reduced responsibilities

Secretary of State announcement expected next month, according to media reports

31 May, 2006

Whether a tribunal studying x-rays constitutes a physical examination

CIB/3108/2005 — R(IB) 2/06

31 May, 2006

JSA, income support and ‘availability’ for work (Northern Ireland)

New statutory rule

31 May, 2006

Date on which a formerly defective claim is treated as made

New DWP guidance on conflicting commissioners decisions

31 May, 2006

Almost 2 million tax credit claimants overpaid almost £2 billion

New government figures

30 May, 2006

Understanding how people become incapacity benefit recipients

New DWP research

30 May, 2006

Recovery of housing benefit overpayments following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in ‘Chiltern’

New Tribunal of Commissioners decision

30 May, 2006

Part-time work and the social security and tax credit systems

New DWP research

30 May, 2006

JSA, income support and ‘availability’ for work

New statutory instrument

30 May, 2006

Eight out of ten Freedom of Information requests submitted to the DWP meet with success

New figures from the Department for Constitutional Affairs