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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.

31 May, 2024

Scottish local authorities spent almost £85 million on discretionary housing payments in 2023/2024

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30 May, 2024

More than a third of claimants referred to first phase of DWP’s Universal Support employment programme did not then make a start

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30 May, 2024

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland publishes universal credit, benefit cap and PIP statistics for period to February 2024

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29 May, 2024

More than four in ten frontline DWP staff say they have not received adequate training to enable them to deal with safeguarding issues appropriately

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29 May, 2024

Consultation launched in Scotland on long-term reform of statutory debt solutions

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29 May, 2024

Transfer of tax credits claimants over state pension age to universal credit or pension credit in Northern Ireland

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28 May, 2024

Select Committee says there is ‘little evidence’ that DLUHC is treating disabled people’s needs as a priority in housing policy

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28 May, 2024

SSAC says that, having scrutinised the DWP’s WCA proposals, it will take a ‘closer look’ at some aspects over the summer

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28 May, 2024

Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement to be brought into effect on 18 July 2024

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28 May, 2024

Group of cross- party MPs and peers calls for a new National Carers Strategy

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28 May, 2024

Court of Appeal considers whether workers employed by a subcontractor suffered indirect racial discrimination as a result of their principal employer failing to pay the London Living Wage

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28 May, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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24 May, 2024

Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill completes passage through Parliament following the announcement of the General Election

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24 May, 2024

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill completes its passage through Parliament

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24 May, 2024

Bill to provide for changes to the high income child benefit charge receives Royal Assent

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24 May, 2024

Housing sector joins Shadow Housing Minister in criticism of government’s failure to pass Renters Reform Bill in current parliamentary session

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24 May, 2024

Bill that would allow the DWP to carry out regular checks on benefit claimants’ bank accounts falls with prorogation of Parliament

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24 May, 2024

Government still lacks an understanding of the costs and benefits of its 2013 legal aid reforms and whether those who are eligible for legal aid can access it

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24 May, 2024

Impact of Withdrawal Agreement on operation of PIP past presence test for claimant with EU family member with settled status

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