Social Security Law in the United Kingdom

Name: Social Security Law in the United Kingdom
Brand: Wolters Kluwer
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Erschienen am 18. Dezember 2023

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Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
The Author
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface
General Introduction
§1. GENERAL BACKGROUND
I. Definition of Social Security
II. The Purposes of Social Security
§2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
I. Social and Economic Background
II. Historical Background
§3. SOURCES OF SOCIAL SECURITY LAW
I. The Legal Systems of the United Kingdom
II. Sources of Social Security Law
Part I. The Institutions
Part II. Contribution and Financing
Introduction
Chapter 1. Contributions and Credits
§1. CLASS 1 CONTRIBUTIONS
§2. CLASS 2 AND CLASS 4 CONTRIBUTIONS
§3. CLASS 1A AND CLASS 1B CONTRIBUTIONS
§4. CLASS 3 CONTRIBUTIONS
§5. CREDITS
§6. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS
Chapter 2. General Taxation
§1. DIRECT PROVISION
§2. INDIRECT PROVISION
§3. RETENTION OF THE CONTRIBUTORY PRINCIPLE?
Chapter 3. Pension Provision and the Role of Private Finance
Part III. Healthcare
Introduction
§1. THE SCOPE OF THIS PART
Chapter 1. Health Service Benefits
§1. PRESCRIPTION CHARGES FOR DRUGS/MEDICATION
I. Prepayment Certificates
II. Free Prescriptions
§2. DENTAL TREATMENT AND DENTURES
§3. EYESIGHT TESTS AND SPECTACLES
§4. PROVISION OF WIGS AND FABRIC SUPPORTS
§5. TRAVEL EXPENSES TO HOSPITAL
Chapter 2. Impact of Health Treatment on Social Security Benefits
§1. PERSONAL BENEFITS: GENERAL
§2. ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE OVER 65
§3. INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT
§4. BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN
§5. OTHER BENEFITS
Chapter 3. Benefits Payable in Respect of Death
§1. FUNERAL EXPENSES
§2. BENEFITS FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS
I. Bereavement Support Payment
II. Widowed Parent's Allowance
III. Bereavement Allowance
IV. Means-Tested Benefits for Widows and Widowers
Part IV. Family Allowances: Child Benefit and Child Support
Introduction
Chapter 1. Financial Provision Associated with the Costs of the Birth of a Child
§1. STATUTORY MATERNITY, PATERNITY AND ADOPTION PAY
§2. STATE MATERNITY ALLOWANCE
§3. MATERNITY EXPENSES
Chapter 2. Social Security to Assist with the Costs of Bringing Up Children
§1. CHILD BENEFIT
I. Background
II. Entitlement
III. Child
IV. Residence and Presence Conditions
§2. LONE-PARENT BENEFIT
§3. GUARDIAN'S ALLOWANCE
§4. CHILD TAX CREDIT
Chapter 3. Child Support
Part V. Incapacity to Work
Introduction
§1. THE SCOPE OF THIS PART
§2. BACKGROUND
Chapter 1. Statutory Sick Pay
§1. THE RULES OF ENTITLEMENT
I. Persons Entitled
II. Incapacity for Work
III. Conditions of Entitlement
Chapter 2. Employment and Support Allowance
§1. LIMITED CAPABILITY FOR WORK
§2. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
§3. DOING WORK
§4. APPEALING ADVERSE DECISIONS
§5. DISQUALIFICATIONS
Chapter 3. Incapacity Benefit
Chapter 4. The Macfarlane Trust Funds
Part VI. Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Industrial Injuries Scheme
§1. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT OR DISEASE
I. Accident
II. Diseases
A. Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Diffuse Mesothelioma
§2. LOSS OF FACULTY
§3. DISABLEMENT
§4. EMPLOYED EARNERS EMPLOYMENT
§5. PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT
§6. INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT: ENTITLEMENT
§7. CONSTANT ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE
§8. EXCEPTIONALLY SDA
Chapter 2. Former (Abolished) Additional Benefits
Chapter 3. Prevention of Industrial Accidents and Occupational Disease: Health and Safety at Work
Part VII. Unemployment
Introduction
§1. EMPLOYMENT POLICY
Chapter 1. Universal Credit
§1. ELIGIBILITY FOR UC
§2. UC APPLICATION
§3. UC INTERVIEW
§4. UC 'CLAIMANT COMMITMENT'
§5. UC SANCTIONS
§6. CHALLENGES TO UC
Chapter 2. Job Seeker's Allowance
§1. CONDITIONS OF ENTITLEMENT TO JSA
§2. THE FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
§3. THE AMOUNT OF BENEFIT AND PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT
§4. DISQUALIFICATIONS
I. Sanctions
A. Employment-Related Sanctions
1. Trial Periods
B. Jobseeker's Directions Sanctions
C. Training Scheme and Employment Programme-Related Sanctions
D. Sanction Periods
II. Trade Disputes
III. Persons under 18
Chapter 3. Back-to-Work Schemes
Chapter 4. Provision of Work: Training Schemes and Employment Opportunities
Part VIII. Pensions
Introduction
Chapter 1. The State Retirement Pension
§1. AGE LIMIT
§2. CATEGORY A RETIREMENT PENSIONS
§3. CATEGORY B RETIREMENT PENSIONS FOR SPOUSES AND CIVIL PARTNERS AND WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNERS
§4. CATEGORY D RETIREMENT PENSIONS
Chapter 2. Additional State Pension
Chapter 3. Occupational and Personal Pensions Schemes
Chapter 4. Pension Credits
Part IX. Disabled Persons
Introduction
Chapter 1. Disability Living Allowance
§1. THE BENEFIT STRUCTURE
§2. THE MOBILITY COMPONENT
I. Qualifying Period
II. Higher Rate Mobility Component
III. Lower Rate Mobility Component
§3. THE CARE COMPONENT
I. Age Limits
II. Rates of Benefit
III. The Cooking Test
IV. The Attention Tests
V. The Supervision Tests
§4. ADMINISTRATION AND ADJUDICATION OF DLA
Chapter 2. Attendance Allowance for Those over the Age of 65 (AA 65+)
Chapter 3. Personal Independence Payment
§1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PIP
§2. PIP ASSESSMENT PROCESS
§3. PIP SCORING
I. Variability
II. Duration of PIP Awards
III. Future of PIP
Chapter 4. Severe Disablement Allowance
Chapter 5. Other Benefits and Measures to Assist the Disabled
§1. CARER'S ALLOWANCE
§2. VACCINE DAMAGE PAYMENTS
§3. RESIDENTIAL CARE
§4. EQUIPMENT
§5. WAR PENSIONS
Part X. Social Benefits and Tax Credits
Introduction
§1. SCOPE OF THIS PART
§2. OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AND TAX CREDITS
I. Passporting
II. Take-Up of Means-Tested Benefits and Tax Credits
III. The Poverty Trap (the So-Called 'Lobster Pot')
Chapter 1. Income Support
§1. CONDITIONS OF ENTITLEMENT
§2. CALCULATION OF IS: THE APPLICATION OF THE MEANS-TEST
§3. SPECIAL RULES
I. 16- to 17-Year-Olds
II. Persons Involved in Trade Disputes
III. Persons from Abroad
A. Immigration Status
B. Habitual Residence
C. Asylum Seekers
IV. Those in Residential and/or Nursing Care
V. People in Hospital
VI. Prisoners
VII. People Without Settled Accommodation
Chapter 2. Working Tax Credit
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. WORKING TAX CREDIT
Chapter 3. HB and CTB
Chapter 4. The Social Fund
§1. THE NON-DISCRETIONARY SOCIAL FUND
I. Maternity Expenses
II. Funeral Expenses
III. Cold Weather Payments
IV. Winter Fuel Payments467
§2. THE DISCRETIONARY SOCIAL FUND
§3. BUDGETING LOANS
Part XI. Claims and Adjudication
Introduction
Chapter 1. Claims
Chapter 2. The Administration of Social Security
§1. THE DWP AND HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS
§2. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
I. JobCentre Plus
II. The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
III. Pension Service
IV. The Status of Officials Within DWP Executive Agencies
V. Social Fund Applications
§3. MEDICAL ADVICE, EXAMINATION AND ADJUDICATION
§4. LOCAL AUTHORITIES
§5. HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS
§6. EMPLOYERS
§7. ASYLUM SUPPORT
§8. COUNTER FRAUD
Chapter 3. Reviews and Appeals
§1. REVIEWS
I. Mandatory Reconsideration
§2. APPEALS: SOCIAL ENTITLEMENT CHAMBER
§3. APPEALS: UPPER TRIBUNAL (ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS CHAMBER)
§4. TAX (HMRC) APPEALS
Appendices
Appendix 1. UK Benefits & Pensions Rates 2022-2023
Appendix 2. UK Tax Credit Rates 2022-2023
Selected Bibliography
Index
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