Kirsty McKechnie describes a report from CPAG’s Early Warning System highlighting delays carrying out assessments for disability benefits means that many disabled people are not receiving, or are losing, support intended to help them meet the additional costs of ill health or disability.
Martin Williams and Rebecca Walker look at how to advise European Economic Area (EEA) nationals claiming benefits that require a right to reside and the effect of the recent Court of Appeal judgment for those with pre-settled status.
Simon Osborne describes new rules changing how earned income for universal credit (UC) is assessed for a claimant who is paid monthly and receives a double payment of wages in the same assessment period.
Rebecca Walker looks at what we know so far about rights to reside and benefits for European Economic Area (EEA) nationals after European free movement rights are ended.
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.
Simon Osborne considers the consequences of a court decision which holds that in certain circumstances an employment and support allowance (ESA) claimant who wishes to challenge a failure of the work capability assessment (WCA) can appeal without having first to have had a mandatory reconsideration.
