The decision allows leaves open the possibility for 100% council tax support for those with little prospect of working. 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JM and NT, R (on the application of) v Isle of Wight Council - This High Court decision looks at some of the issues that local authorities face when they are considering trying to reduce the costs of community care services. Early May Bank Holiday payments - will be made on April 28, instead of May 1. A court hearing is set to take place to challenge an earlier DWP decision not to give Covid top-up payments to people on legacy benefits, Sign up for free to get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Information rights decisions (external link). A DWP spokesperson previously told The Sun: It has always been the case that claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim for Universal Credit if they believe that they will be better off. 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That's made up of 1,846,000 people claiming Employment and Support Allowance, 264,000 on Jobseeker's Allowance and a further 247,000 on Income Support. Disability Rights UK is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no: 07314865, and a registered charity no: 1138585 (England & Wales). In such cases the Secretary of State should provide evidence of attempts to establish non-receipt. Following this decision, the relevant law regarding DLA and PIP has been changed by SI 2016/556. Since the Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal the decision, the case will move to the Court of Appeal where it will be heard. B v the United Kingdom - As a result of this decision, providing the DWP clearly inform a claimant of the requirement to report information that might affect his or her benefit the claimant will have failed to disclose if he or she does not do this. 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R (SG) v Haringey LBC and SSHD - High Court judge forces Haringey to retake a decision because an asylum seeker was not provided with an independent advocate under the Care Act andHaringey had not disregarded the provision of asylum support by the Secretary of State when making their decision. AR added:Yet again I am having to go to court and fight for what is fair. The hearing, due to end today (Thursday), concerns policies that left many claimants worse off when their circumstances changed and they had to move from legacy benefits like employment and support allowance onto universal credit (UC). Updated: 17:11, 5 Nov 2021. Four claimants brought forward a challenge to the High Court in November last year in relation to the UK Government's failure to apply an increase to legacy benefits too. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. But nearly two million struggling households still on the legacybenefitssystem were excluded from this support. Collins v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - This decision states that the habitual residence test cannot be used to restrict European Union national's access to income-based jobseeker's allowance unless the Government can show that a period residence of itself is necessary to show that the person is genuinely active in the labour market. You could be getting some money. The DWP statement continues: "The decision not to include the 20 uplift in legacy benefits was recently unsuccessfully challenged in the High Court on the basis of discrimination, with the . DA and Others v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - This Court of Appeal decision allows a DWP appeal against an earlier High Court decision, which found that the rules applying the benefit cap to lone parents with children under two was unlawful. The Queen on the Application of Steven Sumpter and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - In this judgment, the High Court consider the judicial review challenge to the fairness of the consultation process on the introduction of new 20 metre eligibility criteria for the mobility component of PIP. It is run and owned by disabled journalist John Pring and has been from its launch in April 2009. The Black Sabbath star has spoken out on SiriusXMs Ozzys Boneyard. William Ford, solicitor for the claimants atOsbornes Law, previously said: "Whilst the uplift for those on Universal Credit is very much welcomed, there is no evidence to demonstrate that those in receipt of Universal Credit were more in need of the uplift than those on legacy benefits. A phased increase in state pension age from 66 to 67 . 5 min read. 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