Welfare Rights Bulletin articles

Lynsey Dalton considers why and how an appeal, in particular a universal credit (UC) appeal, may be given urgent consideration by a tribunal.

​Claire Hall examines CPAG’s recent test case concerning universal credit (UC) claimants who are working 16 hours per week at the national living wage and the potential implications of the case for the application of the benefit cap ‘earnings exemption’ for such claimants.

CPAG has issued proceedings in the High Court for a judicial review of HMRC’s refusal to accept a retrospective child tax credit (CTC) claim from a newly recognised refugee. Jessica Strode explains.

Advance payments of universal credit (UC) are the main official response to the long waiting time before payment of UC begins. But advance payments are recoverable by deduction from subsequent payments. What are the relevant rules, and are they being correctly applied? Lynsey Dalton takes a look.

​Sabrina Dubash describes universal credit (UC) regulations which deal with coronavirus-related payments for the self-employed and with new rules on treating a claimant as having reapplied for UC.

​Claire Hall considers the implications of a test case regarding universal credit (UC) claimants who are paid monthly and receive a ‘double payment’ of wages in the same assessment period.

Over two million people affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have claimed universal credit (UC) in the past two months. But claimants already getting tax credits have the option of staying in the tax credits system instead. Mark Willis explains.