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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.

2 August, 2024

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

More Housing case law

1 August, 2024

Charities call on Chancellor to reconsider government’s decision to means-test winter fuel payments

More Welfare rights news

1 August, 2024

Assessment of frequency of claimant’s ‘extreme disruptive behaviour’ required to decide whether ‘severe mental impairment’ criteria for DLA higher rate mobility component is met

More Welfare rights case law

1 August, 2024

Housing Ombudsman seeks views on how to improve tenants’ trust in social landlords’ housing maintenance services in preparation for new repairing obligations under the Social Housing (Regulation) Act

More Housing news

1 August, 2024

FCA launches call for views on consumer protection conduct rules for financial services firms following introduction of new Consumer Duty

1 August, 2024

Round-up of recent Ombudsman decisions and reports

More Housing news

31 July, 2024

High Court rules that a council’s ‘manifestly insufficient’ enquiries into a homeless family’s housing needs in turn led to an unlawful assessment of the suitability of out of area accommodation

More Housing case law

31 July, 2024

Correction of drafting errors in Statutory Paternity Pay Regulations 2024 to ensure that paternity leave provisions also apply to intended parents in surrogacy arrangements

More Employment news

31 July, 2024

Providing that the deadline for seeking permission from the Court of Appeal to appeal to the Supreme Court is 28 days

More Welfare rights news

31 July, 2024

Ombudsman ‘appalled’ after damp and mould in temporary accommodation led to child being hospitalised

More Housing news

30 July, 2024

DWP confirms that tax credit claimants reaching state pension age on or after 1 November 2024 will now be in scope to be invited to claim universal credit

More Welfare rights news

30 July, 2024

Low Pay Commission directed to take account of cost of living in its national minimum wage recommendations

More Employment news

30 July, 2024

Means-testing the winter fuel payment will leave as many as two million pensioners experiencing an ‘eating or heating dilemma’

More Welfare rights news

30 July, 2024

Government now has no plan to address the ‘growing mismatch’ between people’s need for social care support and the availability of publicly funded care in England

More Community care news

29 July, 2024

Government announces changes to winter fuel payment eligibility and outlines plans to bring together the administration of pension credit and housing benefit

More Welfare rights news

29 July, 2024

Government announces that it will not be proceeding with planned reforms to adult social care charging in October 2025

More Community care news

29 July, 2024

Ed Pybus appointed as Chair of the Scottish Commission on Social Security

More Welfare rights news

29 July, 2024

DWP minister to meet Carers UK over ‘scandal’ of carer’s allowance overpayments

More Welfare rights news

29 July, 2024

Tribunal was correct to find that claimant’s reading and writing difficulties fell within the terms of several ADP descriptors and had a causal connection to a ‘physical or mental condition’

More Welfare rights case law

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