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Simon Osborne looks at rules on deciding which of separated parents with competing claims for child benefit should be awarded the benefit. The rules have featured in a couple of recent decisions from the Upper Tribunal.

The Upper Tribunal has made an important decision regarding planning and following journeys for the mobility component of PIP. Martin Williams considers the three-judge panel decision in (1) AH and (2) AK v SSWP (PIP) [2026] UKUT 50 (AAC) (‘AH and AK’).

Universal credit rates were cut in April 2026 for many ill and disabled people. As new claimants begin to feel the full impact, Carri Swann describes the rules for one protected group.

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.

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

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.