Welfare Rights Bulletin (223 August 2011)

• Benefits and the Work Programme
  Simon Osborne describes the rules and arrangements that provide for claimants to be referred to the new employment programme, which replaces many of the existing programmes.

• Tax credits: making an appeal
  A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal may make it easier for tax credit claimants to actually get an appeal heard by a First-tier Tribunal. Edward Graham explains.

Also in this issue:

• News in brief
  
• Welfare Reform Bill progress
  CPAG’s Press and Parliamentary Officer Tim Nicols gives an update on the progress of the Welfare Reform Bill through Parliament.
• The Legal Aid Bill: call for action
  Edward Graham examines the Legal Aid Bill and what action needs to be taken to alert MPs about its potential impact on advice agencies and their clients.
• Interim in the interim?
  Martin Williams discusses a pending case which assists claimants struggling to cope because disputes about their entitlement are pending before a tribunal.
• Right to reside: the aftermath of Patmalniece
  Graham Tegg discusses the Patmalniece decision.
• Q&A
• Handbook update
• Legal section
• Upper Tribunal decisions
• CPAG training

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