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9 January, 2017

Consultation launched on procedure of First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber in Scotland

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9 January, 2017

Employment case law round up

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6 January, 2017

Chairs of three Select Committees urge Prime Minister to take action on future of social care

More Community care news

6 January, 2017

Past presence test for AA and DLA and aggregation of residence in other Member States / Stewart judgment requires a link with the Member State, not the State’s social security system

More Welfare rights case law

5 January, 2017

LGO finds council at fault for failing to monitor quality of contracted out care

More Community care news

5 January, 2017

Four in ten renters or mortgage holders in Scotland would struggle if payments increased by £50

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5 January, 2017

Welsh Government announces extra £10 million funding for social care

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5 January, 2017

DBEIS has issued 60 penalty notices to employers for failing to comply with tribunal orders

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5 January, 2017

Whether a nebuliser can be an aid for the purposes of administering medication

More Welfare rights case law

5 January, 2017

Set aside rules for Upper Tribunal decisions do not permit challenges to the substance of the decision or taking account of procedural irregularities in the First-tier Tribunal

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4 January, 2017

Gender pay gap rises rapidly for women in their 30s and 40s

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4 January, 2017

Two in five people with children who rent privately have a tenancy of six months or less

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4 January, 2017

687 employers have been ‘named’ for failing to pay the national minimum wage since the scheme began

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4 January, 2017

Any walking which is slow but nevertheless carried out within a 'reasonable time period' should not be taken into account when applying the 'acceptable standard' criteria

More Welfare rights case law

3 January, 2017

Activity 9 refers to a claimant’s ability to engage in ‘social situations’

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3 January, 2017

Need for aid or appliance to either dress or undress is sufficient for descriptor 6b / ability to put on slip-on shoes but not shoes with fastenings does not score points

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3 January, 2017

Employment case law round up

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23 December, 2016

Required period is made of two periods - a retrospective one and a prospective one / an advance claim can only succeed if the 50 per cent rule is met for the retrospective period

More Welfare rights case law

23 December, 2016

Tribunals need not consider other grounds of supersession if decision is changed on basis of new medical evidence

More Welfare rights case law

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