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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.

6 May, 2021

DWP issues guidance on operation of Breathing Space debt respite scheme as it relates to deductions from welfare benefits for utility and rent arrears

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6 May, 2021 Open access

LSE warns that the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to scar the private rented sector for many years to come

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6 May, 2021

Bill that allows social landlords in Scotland to end or transfer tenancy of a perpetrator of domestic abuse to the victim receives Royal Assent

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6 May, 2021

Gulf between the social care support that people need and what they receive continues following a ‘decade of neglect’

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6 May, 2021

More than 4 million people were on partial or full furlough as at 31 March 2021

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5 May, 2021

High Court considers whether a council’s Housing Allocation Scheme unlawfully discriminated against households with disabled members

More Housing case law

5 May, 2021

Communities Minister sets out plans to reform private rented sector in Northern Ireland

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5 May, 2021

Government confirms checking service already live in the DWP and HMRC to help people prove their immigration status granted through the EU Settlement Scheme

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5 May, 2021

Systemic problems could be contributing to volume of ESA and PIP decisions being overturned on appeal, says President of Appeal Tribunals in Northern Ireland

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5 May, 2021

Social welfare law-related pledges in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election party manifestos [Updated]

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5 May, 2021

Social welfare law-related pledges in the 2021 Senedd election party manifestos [Updated]

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4 May, 2021

Insolvency Service launches updated guidance for money advisers in relation to the Breathing Space Scheme

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4 May, 2021

Transfer of functions relating to gender pay gap information to the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland

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4 May, 2021

Employment case law round up

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30 April, 2021

High Court rules that government’s ‘no recourse to public funds’ policy unlawfully fails to safeguard and promote the welfare of children

More Welfare rights case law

30 April, 2021

DWP publishes ‘best endeavours’ guidance for cases where claimants are unable to undertake a telephone assessment for personal independence payment

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30 April, 2021

Bill that introduces powers relating to Statutory Debt Repayment Plans receives Royal Assent

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