Welfare Rights Bulletin (201 December 2007)

• Exporting AA, CA and DLA care
  The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently given an important judgement - Commission of the European Communities v the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (C-299/05, 18 October 2007). The effect of the judgement is to allow for the exportation to any other European Economic Area (EEA) of States Attendance Allowance (AA), Carers Allowance (CA) and the care component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Pamela Fitzpatrick provides some background and details of this decision.

• Tax credits: getting it wrong? – again
  Two years on from her first report on the administration of tax credits, Tax credits: putting things right, the Parliamentary Ombudsman Ann Abraham has produced a second report, Tax credits: getting it wrong? Beth Lakhani outlines the report's main findings and recommendations.

• All rise for the Judge? Tribunal reform on the books
  Simon Osborne looks at the context and content of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

Also in this issue:

• News in brief
  
• NINos update
  In this article, Sarah Clarke updates previous articles on National Insurance Numbers (NINos) in Bulletin 169 and 198. A longer updated briefing is also available.
  
• Government sets out plans for 2008 and after
  Simon Osborne looks at the benefit and tax credit details of the 2007 Pre-Budget and Comprehensive Spending Review.
• Prisoners in hospital
  
• Question and answer
• Handbook update
• Legal section
• Commissioners' decisions
• Training

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