Welfare Rights Bulletin articles

Ruby Sullivan looks at how the DWP is to operate rules allowing it to compel banks to provide information about accounts into which certain benefits are paid.

A large-scale review of personal independence payment is set to conclude in autumn 2026 with ‘bold’ recommendations for change. Carri Swann summarises its July 2026 interim report.

Jon Shaw looks at what a recent interim report on young people and work has to say about social security.

Martin Williams summarises recent caselaw developments concerning revisions.

Jessica Strode considers how jointly owned property not occupied as the home is valued for universal credit.

A new piece of legislation purports to let claimants try paid or voluntary work without prompting a reassessment for UC, ESA or PIP. Carri Swann uses case examples to consider the implications of the new rules.

Jun Pang discusses new rules in the Upper Tribunal to name social security claimants in its judgments.

Simon Osborne looks at rules regarding the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance (ESA).

Carri Swann explains who counts as a ‘pre-2026 claimant’ and therefore escapes the April 2026 cut to the amount of the UC LCWRA element.

By April 2026, legacy benefits had for most intents and purposes been replaced by universal credit (UC). The overwhelming majority of remaining legacy benefit awards have ended, and in most cases legacy benefits are formally abolished. But a few awards linger, at least for a while. Simon Osborne explains.