Welfare Rights Bulletin articles

(For subscribers) Martin Williams considers the recent clarification of the law, by a three-judge panel of the Upper Tribunal (UT), concerning appeal rights where a claimant has unsuccessfully applied for revision on the ground of official error.

(For subscribers) Mark Willis looks at rules on children and qualifying young persons in child benefit and universal credit (UC).

Carri Swann considers recent caselaw on how working can affect personal independence payment (PIP).

(For subscribers) Some universal credit (UC) rules regarding work-related activity requirements affect claimants in different ways depending on the levels of certain thresholds. These thresholds should be set by reference to a claimant’s ‘expected hours’. Owen Stevens examines the rules on expected hours.

Martin Williams considers procedural fairness in the tribunal system.

(For subscribers) Major changes have been made to official plans to reform personal independence payment (PIP) and health-related elements in universal credit (UC), and in related areas such as assessments. Susan Mitchell and Simon Osborne describe where we are now.

(For subscribers) Owen Stevens discusses a recent case illustrating pitfalls associated with inappropriate use of artificial intelligence tools.

(For subscribers) Mark Willis looks at the ‘enhanced support journey’ used by the DWP in managed migration to universal credit (UC).

(For subscribers) Jon Shaw looks at recent developments in the Scottish social security system and some highlights of future changes.

Carri Swann looks at a test that is not always well understood but can be key to entitlement.