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19 November, 2014

Crisis and Shelter intervene in Supreme Court case on how homeless people are assessed as vulnerable

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19 November, 2014

New National Audit Office report on financial sustainability of local authorities

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19 November, 2014

Local Government Ombudsman highlights case where care home has not complied with its recommendation

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18 November, 2014

Labour would introduce two year residence requirement for EU jobseekers wishing to claim out-of-work benefits

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18 November, 2014

Roll-out of universal credit to claimants with responsibility for children

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18 November, 2014

Social Security Advisory Committee launches consultation on localisation and social security

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18 November, 2014

Survey of employment tribunal applications in 2013

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18 November, 2014

New House of Commons Library Note on housing mobility schemes

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18 November, 2014

New House of Commons Library Note on landlords’ duty to check immigration status

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18 November, 2014

Amendments to legislation relating to same sex marriages and civil partnerships

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17 November, 2014

Government will have introduced cuts to working-age benefits of around £20bn per year by the end of this parliament, says IFS

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17 November, 2014

Changes to benefits and taxes since May 2010 have led to cuts in income for poorer half of population and gains for wealthier half

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17 November, 2014

DWP consults on introduction of mandatory reconsideration in relation to 'accidental errors' in child maintenance decisions

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17 November, 2014

English language requirement for jobseekers to be extended to Scotland and Wales from 27 November 2014

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17 November, 2014

Employment case law round up

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14 November, 2014

Need to establish grounds for supersession before considering a higher award of DLA, and the effect were regulation 12(1A) to be found ultra vires

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14 November, 2014

Care providers must make every effort to supply vulnerable clients with same sex carers

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14 November, 2014

Spending on agency social workers has increased by a third

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14 November, 2014

Universal credit claimants in rent arrears could have 20 per cent of their standard allowance deducted

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