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11 June, 2015

Chancellor considering saving £5bn by returning tax credits to 2003/2004 rates

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11 June, 2015

Claimant with visual impairment and light sensitivity entitled to enhanced rate of PIP mobility component / whether an eye patch is an orientation aid

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10 June, 2015

Number of outstanding social security appeals at its lowest since statistics first published

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10 June, 2015

Half of all housing in Scotland falls short of official quality standards

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10 June, 2015

Arnold v Britton and others

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10 June, 2015

Integrated care cannot succeed without radical changes to commissioning, says Kings Fund

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10 June, 2015

House of Commons library briefing on prposed extension of Right to Buy scheme

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10 June, 2015

Scottish Government doubles funding to support flexible working

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10 June, 2015

Best practice in council tax support schemes

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10 June, 2015

‘Cook’ in PIP descriptors does not include bending to use an oven; ‘Managing therapy’ includes help to set up a TENS machine

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10 June, 2015

Former bedroom can be re-designated (other than by landlord) in exceptional circumstances post ‘Nelson’

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9 June, 2015

Government should commission an ‘end-to-end redesign’ of the work capability assessment

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9 June, 2015

Minister for Disabled People responds to last week's High Court ruling that PIP delays were unlawful and unacceptable

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9 June, 2015

Fines resulting from legal action against rogue landlords should be used to fund further enforcement

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9 June, 2015

Scotland Bill receives second reading in House of Commons

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9 June, 2015

Government policies designed to move people with poor health into work unlikely to be effective

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9 June, 2015

Younger and older people significantly disadvantaged in employment compared to those in mid-life

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9 June, 2015

Southward Housing Co-Operative Ltd v Walker & Anor

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9 June, 2015

One in ten people in England and Wales provide unpaid care

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