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2025
ARTICLES
Opportunties for some students during the summer holiday14th May 2025
Changes to how UT decisions are published and reported and how to decide which decisions carry more weight20th April 2025
Potential impact of new Fair Repayment Rate from April 202521st March 2025
'Protection' on free school meals could end for new claimants18th March 2025
Long awaited back payments of the TSDPE have now started13th March 2025
UC: Erosion of the Transitional Element - new case law20th February 2025
Managed Migration when getting C-ESA to top-up IR-ESA22nd January 2025
New UC rules resolve longstanding problem for some Mixed Aged Couples16th January 2025
BRIEFINGS
There are currently no briefings published in 2025
2024
Autum Budget Benefit Highlights5th November 2024
Savings Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payments16th October 2024
Helping pensioners get the Winter Fuel Payment this year9th September 2024
New DWP Guidance may help some with Pre-Settled Status24th July 2024
UC claimant turning State Pension age? 11th July 2024
Summary of proposed Social Security changes 24th June 2024
Unpaid enhanced mobility PIP for some State Pension age claimants 6th June 2024
The End of Pension-age Tax Credits – migration to Universal Credit or Pension Credit 22nd May 2024
New case law protects TSDPE when moving out of HB funded accommodation 16th March 2024
Managed Migration: April Uprating and timing of the claim 18th February 2024
Short-term Assistance (Scotland) - help or hindrance? 7th February 2024
Important decision for mixed aged couples moving from IR-ESA to UC 4th January 2024
Changes to the level of the Minimum Income Floor for some self-employed claimants 3rd January 2024
State Pension age Tax Credit claimants - what's happening?22nd July 2024
Managed Migration: Calculating the Transitional Element 3rd July 2024
Managed Migration: The Transitional Element for Tax Credit-only claimants 15th February 2024
Previous Briefings - please note could be out of date:
2023
Managed Migration: The Transitional Element for Tax Credit-only claimants
PLEASE SEE THE UPDATED BRIEFING FROM 2024
Homes affected by floods / storm damage - impact on HB and UC November 2023
Managed Migration for Self-Employed Tax Credit Claimants November 2023
2022
Mixed age couples - making sure they get the right advice
Making the most of the Transitional SDP Element
2021
Absent Joint Tenants
2020
UC and Market Rents
Coronavirus and Benefits - forthcoming changes
Coronavirus and Benefits v6: 13th May
Universal Credit and turning Pension Age v3
Exempt Accommodation and HB