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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.

8 November, 2022

One in five working-age adults has experienced workplace discrimination in the last year

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8 November, 2022

Housing Ombudsman launches call for evidence to support new ‘systemic investigation’ to look at record keeping and data management

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8 November, 2022

Cost of living crisis is creating unprecedented pressure on unpaid carers affecting both their finances and their health and wellbeing

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8 November, 2022

Extending the ban on exclusivity clauses to include contracts where average weekly earnings do not exceed the lower earnings limit

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8 November, 2022

Ancillary provisions to ensure that the extension of Scottish Child Payment to children up to the age of 16 operates correctly

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7 November, 2022

Cross Party Group calls on Prime Minister to put a universal basic income in place ‘to protect UK households from future crises’

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7 November, 2022

High Court grants creditor’s application to take enforcement action in respect of a debt included in a mental health crisis moratorium

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7 November, 2022

DWP confirms portfolios of its new Ministerial team

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7 November, 2022

TUC calls for Women and Equalities Minister to take urgent action to address the disability pay gap

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7 November, 2022

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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7 November, 2022

Lack of communication and delays in application processing times most frequent criticisms of Social Security Scotland

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7 November, 2022

Ensuring that heat networks in Northern Ireland pass on the benefits of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for Non-Domestic Customers to their individual end users

More Debt news

4 November, 2022

FCA warns that most lenders are missing opportunities to highlight the benefits of independent, not-for-profit debt advice when borrowers make contact

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4 November, 2022

Government confirms reduction in number of work coaches since its Covid-19-related recruitment drive came to an end

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4 November, 2022

Designation of energy price reduction scheme in Northern Ireland

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4 November, 2022

Requiring landlords in Northern Ireland to pass benefits received from energy support schemes on to tenants

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3 November, 2022

Money Advice Trust calls on government to urgently reduce waiting period for Support for Mortgage Interest from 39 to 13 weeks

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