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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.

22 May, 2015

Comparison of homelessness duties across the nations

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22 May, 2015

Financial Conduct Authority taking action against three fee-charging debt management companies

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22 May, 2015

One in five families struggling to provide basics due to cuts in children’s benefits

More Welfare rights news

22 May, 2015

Complaints about payday loans rose by nearly a half during 2014/2015

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22 May, 2015

Disabled workers still at a significant disadvantage compared to other workers

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21 May, 2015

SSAC calls on government to ensure that localised social security is sustainably funded, protects vulnerable groups and is consistently applied

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21 May, 2015

Requirement for landlords to check tenant’s immigration status to be rolled out nationwide

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21 May, 2015

Illegal working to become a criminal offence

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21 May, 2015

Inordinate delay in producing statement of reasons, coupled with absence of any note of hearing before the judge, led to it being inadequate

More Welfare rights case law

21 May, 2015

Proportion of disability benefit claims being made primarily for mental and behavioural reasons has increased substantially

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21 May, 2015

Relevance of claimant's national insurance record in calculating earnings during period of overpayment

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21 May, 2015

16 per cent of privately rented homes are physically unsafe

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20 May, 2015

Less than a quarter of Work Programme attachments have led to job outcome

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20 May, 2015

Too many people dying without dignity, says Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

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20 May, 2015

Scottish Government announces £3m funding for ‘Active and Independent Living Programme’

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20 May, 2015

Haile v London Borough of Waltham Forest

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19 May, 2015

Welsh Government announces £108m funding to improve social housing

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