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Description: Welfare Reform Act 2009 – a quick guide
By CPAG
Simon Osborne outlines the main provisions of the Act and indicates likely implementation dates, where known.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 215 (April 2010)
Description: Court of Appeal victory in 'Pedro': mums in the ascendancy
By CPAG
Graham Tegg reports on a CPAG test case.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 211 (February 2010)
Description: Housing costs rules revisited
By CPAG
Simon Osborne describes the latest version of the rules relating to the 13-week waiting period for housing costs.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 214 (February 2010)
Description: Pre-Budget Report 2009
By CPAG
David Simmons highlights the most significant announcements relating to welfare benefits and tax credits.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 214 (February 2010)
Description: State pension reform from April 2010
By CPAG
David Simmons summarises the principal and consequential changes.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 214 (February 2010)
Description: Tax credits: offsetting overpayments
By CPAG
Sarah Clarke provides an update on the 'offsetting' of overpayments which arise when a partner leaves or joins a household.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 214 (February 2010)
Description: ESA: repeat claims and appeals
By CPAG
Edward Graham explains the rules allowing ESA to be paid on repeat claims and pending appeals.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 213 (December 2009)
Description: Right to reside: some positive case law
By CPAG
Graham Tegg reports on some positive developments from the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 213 (December 2009)
Description: IS and incapacity for work
By CPAG
Martin Williams looks at DMG Memo 30/09 and the possibility of retaining IS on the basis of incapacity post employment and support allowance (ESA).
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 212 (October 2009)
Description: Weighing medical evidence: problems old and new
By CPAG
Simon Osborne highlights recent decisions of the Upper Tribunal on the weighing of medical evidence which show that old problems have not gone away, while others reflect more recent trends.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 212 (October 2009)
Description: Substantial risk' and incapacity / limited capability for work
By CPAG
A recent court decision has resolved conflicting case law on the interpretation of the 'substantial risk' rule, which applies to the assessments for incapacity for work (the personal capability assessment) and limited capability for work (the work capability assessment). Simon Osborne explains.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 211 (August 2009)
Description: Tax Credits: ‘technical overpayments’ and ‘offsetting’
By CPAG
David Simmons examines the current state of play on the recurring issue of tax credits overpayments which arise when a partner leaves or joins a household.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 211 (August 2009)