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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.

25 October, 2022

Mel Stride appointed as new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

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25 October, 2022

Money advice organisations call for abolition of IVAs as part of ‘complete overhaul’ of personal insolvency framework

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25 October, 2022

Higher proportions of people with a disability, ethnic minority populations and those on lower incomes report being behind with their energy bills, rent or mortgage payments

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25 October, 2022

Government issues updated guidance in England in relation to extension of Household Support Fund to 31 March 2023

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25 October, 2022

Correction of minor technical and typographical errors in secondary legislation relating to the coming into force of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

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25 October, 2022

Lords debate motion on failure of universal credit managed migration regulations to take adequate steps to protect claimants from financial hardship

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24 October, 2022

Court of Appeal holds that question of whether the appellant’s accommodation was overcrowded cannot be decided by reference to the whole of the HMO property in which she was living and of which her accommodation formed part

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24 October, 2022

Court of Appeal rules that service of a section 166 notice to require ground rent to be payable is not ‘attending to the collection of rents’

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24 October, 2022

Government must develop a long-term vision for role of contributory benefits, says Social Security Advisory Committee

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24 October, 2022

Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill receives second reading in Commons

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24 October, 2022

Carer’s Leave Bill receives second reading in House of Commons

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24 October, 2022

Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill receives second reading in the Commons

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24 October, 2022

Housing Ombudsman calls for Decent Homes Standard to be revised to fully reflect housing conditions that can result in residents experiencing noise nuisance

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24 October, 2022

Consultation launched in Northern Ireland on proposal to bring forward legislation for miscarriage leave and pay

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24 October, 2022

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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21 October, 2022

Joint Committee on Human Rights launches call for evidence on the draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022

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21 October, 2022

Health and care system in England is ‘gridlocked and unable to operate effectively’, says Care Quality Commission

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21 October, 2022

Provisions relating to national insurance credits for unemployment do not only apply to people who are jobseeker’s allowance claimants

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21 October, 2022

Two-thirds of appeals against decisions made under DWP’s Risk Review Process were either lapsed or resulted in decision being overturned

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