National Insurance Contributions Act

Posted July 23rd, 2008 in legislation, national insurance, social security by sally

National Insurance Contributions Act published

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Gordon Brown approves benefits halt unless unemployed seek work – The Times

Posted July 18th, 2008 in news, social security, unemployment by sally

“Radical changes to the welfare state, requiring claimants to look for work in order to continue receiving benefit, will be announced by the Government on Monday.”

Full story

The Times, 18th July 2008

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Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Times Law Reports

Posted March 26th, 2008 in benefits, disabled persons, law reports, social security by sally

Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Court of Appeal

“The payment of an allowance to a disabled wife to pay for carer service was part of the husband’s income for assessing his income support if he was that carer.”

The Times, 26th March 2008

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Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted March 14th, 2008 in benefits, disabled persons, law reports, social security by sally

Casewell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; [2008] WLR (D) 86

A direct payment of carer’s allowance made to a disabled person for securing the provision of care by her husband formed part of the husband’s earnings for the purposes of assessing his entitlement to income support.”

WLR Daily, 12th March 2008

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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina; Same v. Borrowdale – Times Law Reports

Posted August 24th, 2007 in jurisdiction, law reports, social security by sally

Court can hear appeal on jurisdiction point

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina; Same v Borrowdale

Court of Appeal

“The Court of Appeal could determine an appeal by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Social Security Commissioner’s jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a legally qualified panel member of the Social Security Appeal Tribunal where the commissioner had accepted jurisdiction but had dismissed the appeal on the merits.”

The Times, 24th August 2007

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Early-release prisoner ‘given IOU for benefits’ – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2007 in news, social security by sally

“A prisoner released early from jail with no money was handed an IOU for £140 but no information about where it could be redeemed, it was claimed today.”

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The Guardian, 20th August 2007

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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina – WLR Daily

Posted July 25th, 2007 in jurisdiction, law reports, social security by sally

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. Morina [2007] EWCA Civ 749 

“The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction under s 15 of the Social Security Act 1998 to hear an appeal by the Secretary of State challenging the jurisdiction of the social security commissioner to determine an appeal from a legally qualified panel member (‘LQPM’) of the social security appeal tribunal where the commissioner had accepted jurisdiction but dismissed the appeal on the merits. However, the commissioner had no jurisdiction under s 14(1) of the Act to determine appeals from an LQPM on decisions from which the Act gave no right of appeal. The claimants’ remedy was to seek judicial review.”

WLR Daily, 23rd July 2007

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Benefits system “too complicated” – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2007 in news, social security by sally

“The benefits system is too complicated and there are too many incentives for claimants to stay on benefits long term, a think-tank has said.”

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BBC News, 11th July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Abdirahman v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted July 6th, 2007 in law reports, social security by michael

Abdirahman v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Abdirahman v Leicester City Council and another: Ullusow v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

When considering applications made by EU and EEA nationals living in the United Kingdom for social security benefits who were neither economically active nor self-sufficient, lawful presence in the United Kingdom was not to be equated with a right to reside within the meaning of reg 21(3G) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 for the purposes of entitlement to social security benefits.”

WLR Daily, 6th July 2007

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R (RJM) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted July 2nd, 2007 in homelessness, human rights, law reports, social security by sally

R (RJM) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2007] EWCA Civ 614 

“Social security regulations, which disentitled a person without accommodation from receiving disability premium, did not discriminate against homeless persons on a ground relating to status for the purpose of art 14 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 28th June 2007

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Regina v. Passmore – Times Law Reports

Posted June 28th, 2007 in housing, law reports, social security by sally

Notification was note required

Regina v. Passmore

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A person in receipt of housing or council tax benefit was not obliged to disclose a change in his circumstances to the prescribed benefits officer if that change did not affect any entitlement to his benefit under the social security legislation.”

The Times, 28th June 2007

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Hooper v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Times Law Reports

Posted June 27th, 2007 in law reports, social security by sally

Fact sheet not unambiguous

Hooper v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Court of Appeal

“A government fact sheet was not clear and unambiguous enough so that overpayments of incapacity benefit were not recoverable from a person receiving the benefit who took up part-time paid employment without notifying the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in breach of statute.”

The Times, 27th June 2007

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Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007

Posted June 22nd, 2007 in data protection, legislation, media, social security by sally

Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007 published.

Full text of Act (PDF)

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R v. Passmore – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2007 in housing, law reports, social security by sally

R v. Passmore

“If a change in a person’s circumstances did not affect any entitlement of his to any benefit under the social security legislation there was no obligation to disclose that change to the prescribed person.”

WLR Daily, 18th June 2007

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Welfare Reform Act 2007

Posted May 10th, 2007 in legislation, social security by sally

Welfare Reform Act 2007 published

Full text of Act

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