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Daily news and case law updates across five areas of social welfare law: welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment and community care. Subscribe for updates.

4 September, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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1 September, 2023

Government set to unveil proposals for reducing number of claimants in ‘limited capability for work-related activity’ group

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1 September, 2023

Round-up of recent decisions from the Housing Ombudsman

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1 September, 2023

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

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31 August, 2023

DWP planning to outsource 2,500 jobs to deliver universal credit Targeted Case Review work

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31 August, 2023

Almost two-thirds of the latest iteration of the Household Support Fund in England was used to support families with children

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31 August, 2023

Government must refocus its efforts on preventing homelessness and raise the LHA so people have a realistic chance of finding somewhere affordable to live

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31 August, 2023

Debt advice sector warns that growing number of clients in deficit budget need more comprehensive support which in turn will require increased funding

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31 August, 2023

Local authorities in Scotland received more than 2,500 applications for short-term lets licences in first six months of new licensing regime

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31 August, 2023

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes universal credit, benefit cap, ESA and PIP statistics for period to May 2023

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30 August, 2023

HMRC confirms that almost 3,000 refugees meet the conditions for backdated tax credit payments following Court of Appeal ruling in DK   

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29 August, 2023

Number of homelessness applications in Scotland exceeds pre-pandemic level

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29 August, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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25 August, 2023

Government launches consultation on the ‘reasonable steps’ a trade union should take in order to comply with the Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act 2023

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25 August, 2023

DWP updates its Personal Information Charter to ‘more accurately’ reflect its use of automated decision making

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25 August, 2023

Competition and Markets Authority to issue revised consumer protection guidance for lettings agents in light of evidence that tenants are struggling to exert their rights

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25 August, 2023

Ofgem’s energy price cap reduction to £1,923 from 1 October 2023 ‘offers little solace’ to struggling consumers

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