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Simon Osborne describes the arrangements for the making of additional payments to benefit and tax-credit claimants to help with steep rises in the cost of living.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 289 (August 2022)
Emily Williams and Dee Lynch explore the duty on the DWP under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled claimants.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 289 (August 2022)
Jessica Strode looks at rules regarding entitlement to universal credit for 16-17 year olds and under-21 year olds who are ‘without parental support’.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 289 (August 2022)
Owen Stevens reviews the background to the current plans to ‘managed migrate’ recipients of legacy benefits to universal credit.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 289 (August 2022)
Jon Shaw looks at the new benefit which will replace personal independence payment (PIP) in Scotland.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 288 (June 2022)
Henri Krishna reviews residence rule and other changes for people leaving Afghanistan and Ukraine.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 288 (June 2022)
Martin Williams considers when a decision ‘arose from official error’ and can therefore be revised at any time.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 288 (June 2022)
Fuel prices are rising steeply. Rules allowing deductions from benefit for fuel costs have now been amended, with the official intention of providing some protection for claimants, albeit only on a temporary basis. Simon Osborne looks at the change and what the rules allow.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 288 (June 2022)
Recent court cases have confirmed that newly recognised refugees are, depending on when they claimed asylum, still able to make claims for retrospective child tax credits (CTC) following the roll-out of universal credit (UC). Claire Hall takes stock on who can benefit.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 287 (April 2022)
Some personal independence payment (PIP) claimants can now complete all or part of their application online. Confusingly, there are two separate initiatives at work. Carri Swann explains.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 287 (April 2022)
Claimants have been having their benefit suspended for months after being flagged as a high fraud risk. Owen Stevens discusses the DWP’s new Risk Review Team.
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 287 (April 2022)
Angela Toal reports on the latest developments regarding when a disabled student may – or may not – be entitled to universal credit (UC).
Welfare Rights Bulletin, Issue 287 (April 2022)