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31 August, 2021

Tribunal erred in law in not treating evidence supplied by claimant after appeal hearing as application to set aside

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31 August, 2021

Employment case law round up

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27 August, 2021

DWP confirms that it has automated the process for identifying claimants who receive two monthly wage payments in one universal credit assessment period

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27 August, 2021

Social Security Scotland issues guidance on transfer of child disability living allowance cases to devolved child disability payment

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27 August, 2021

New MaPS tender opportunity represents the ‘largest ever investment’ in debt advice services in England

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27 August, 2021 Open access

More than three quarters of the 37,000 homeless people housed under the ‘Everyone In’ initiative have not moved into settled accommodation

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27 August, 2021 Open access

More than three quarters of disabled legacy benefits claimants surveyed by Disability Benefits Consortium say that their financial situation is worse than before Covid-19 pandemic

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26 August, 2021 Open access

Removal of universal credit and tax credit ‘uplift’ will affect one in three families with children in more than 400 constituencies across Great Britain

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26 August, 2021

Roll-out of adult disability payment in Scotland expected to lead to 20 per cent increase in caseload and spending in 2026/2027

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26 August, 2021

Consultation launched on discretionary powers which allow local authorities in Wales to levy a higher rate of council tax on second homes and long-term empty properties

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26 August, 2021

Ombudsman finds multiple failures in council’s handling of resident’s request for help managing his council tax bill and arrears during the Covid-19 pandemic

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26 August, 2021

Local authority secures anti-social behaviour injunction against landlord to stop illegal eviction of tenants

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25 August, 2021

High Court rejects creditor’s application to cancel breathing space mental health moratorium made on grounds that it ‘unfairly prejudiced’ their interests

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25 August, 2021

Cabinet Office launches Debt Management Vulnerability Toolkit to help promote fairness in government debt management practices

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25 August, 2021

Department for Communities publishes latest universal credit, PIP and benefit cap statistics

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24 August, 2021

Tribunals should consider postponing decisions on ‘cohabiting partner’ bereavement benefit appeals until remedial order or other legislation removes human rights incompatibility in the law as it stands

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24 August, 2021 Open access

Prescribed form of notice to recover secure-fixed term tenancies in England amended to correctly reflect reduction of required notice period

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23 August, 2021

Adequacy of explanation required from tribunal for not seeking potentially relevant evidence from previous DLA award when making less advantageous PIP award

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23 August, 2021

Labour government would replace universal credit and reduce the taper rate as part of a commitment for a New Deal for Working People

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