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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.

3 March, 2023

Increasing the threshold below which personal and nursing care provided to self-funders in residential accommodation is not to be charged for in Scotland in 2023/2024

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2 March, 2023

Third of people subject to benefit cap are not expected to seek employment because they are caring for very young children

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2 March, 2023

Uprating of tax credits, child benefit and guardian’s allowance from April 2023

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2 March, 2023

Prescribing the local authority adult social care functions to be reviewed and assessed by the Care Quality Commission

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2 March, 2023

Temporary changes to the forms and notices used by landlords and tenants in relation to private tenancy rent increases in Scotland

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1 March, 2023

Supreme Court rules that a Rent Repayment Order cannot be made against a superior landlord

More Housing case law

1 March, 2023

Work and Pensions Secretary says he would like to ‘go still further’ on reducing the taper rate in universal credit to help make work pay

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1 March, 2023

Scottish Government publishes statutory guidance for landlords on updated standards for private rented homes from 1 March 2024

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1 March, 2023

Reduction of SMI loans qualifying period to three months and removal of universal credit zero earnings rule

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1 March, 2023

Requiring energy companies to obtain claimant consent for new or increased deductions from benefits for ongoing consumption of fuel

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1 March, 2023

National Insurance earnings limits and thresholds for 2023/2024

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1 March, 2023

Citizens Advice warns that too many people are entering IVAs without first being given impartial advice to ensure it’s the best option for them

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1 March, 2023

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

More Housing case law

28 February, 2023

More than 3,000 people estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in England in November 2022, up 26 per cent from 2021

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28 February, 2023

Labour government would introduce requirement on large employers to have action plan in place to support women experiencing menopause

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28 February, 2023

War pensions uprating for 2023/2024

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28 February, 2023

More than 75,000 households were initially assessed as owed a homelessness prevention or relief duty in England between July and September 2022

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28 February, 2023

System for challenging social care decisions in England and Wales is ‘failing those who need it’, says EHRC

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28 February, 2023

DWP to require local authorities to carry out review of whole housing benefit caseload to identify where people are living in supported housing or temporary accommodation

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