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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.

23 May, 2016

UN Committee to investigate UK government record on preventing child homelessness

More Housing news

23 May, 2016

Impact of welfare reforms included in UN Committee review of UK record on children’s rights

More Welfare rights news

23 May, 2016

Almost half of homeless families in London placed in temporary accommodation out of area

More Housing news

23 May, 2016

Early conciliation helped prevent seven out of ten employment tribunal claims going to court

More Employment news

23 May, 2016

Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

More Housing news

23 May, 2016

210,000 Scots have fallen into poverty simply due to the extra burden of housing costs

More Housing news

23 May, 2016

Employment case law round up

More Employment case law

20 May, 2016

Changes to how short and extended periods of sickness are assessed for JSA claimants

More Welfare rights news

20 May, 2016

Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Regions) (England) Order 2016

More Housing news

20 May, 2016

Welsh government appoints Carl Sargeant as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children

More Housing news

20 May, 2016

Decisions to recover civil penalties have a right of appeal / meaning of ‘without reasonable excuse’

More Welfare rights case law

19 May, 2016

Tribunal caseworkers approved to carry out all decisions that a judge may make except ‘substantive final decisions’

More Welfare rights news

19 May, 2016

Kevin Stewart appointed as new Minister for Local Government and Housing for Scotland

More Housing news

19 May, 2016

Changes to JSA in Northern Ireland to clarify rules on short and extended periods of sickness

More Welfare rights news

19 May, 2016

Estimated £1.8 billion of welfare benefits underpaid in 2015/2016

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19 May, 2016

Jeane Freeman appointed as new Minister for Social Security for Scotland

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18 May, 2016

Government confirms that new ‘money guidance body’ is to replace the Money Advice Service

More Debt news