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22 February, 2021

Cross-party coalition of MPs calls for evidence from people with lived experience of using Housing First services

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22 February, 2021

Deaths of homeless people increased by more than a third in 2020

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22 February, 2021

Court of Appeal rules that the doctrine of ‘res judicata’ does not apply to internal trade union disciplinary decisions

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22 February, 2021

Employment case law round up

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19 February, 2021

Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are ‘workers’ for purposes of relevant employment legislation

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19 February, 2021 Open access

Government legislates to renew the provisions in the Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021

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19 February, 2021 Open access

Northern Ireland Executive announces that legislation protecting private renters from eviction is to be extended to 30 September 2021

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19 February, 2021

Scottish Government withdraws draft legislation on short-term lets licensing scheme

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19 February, 2021

Centre for Social Justice calls on government to ‘dramatically increase’ number of Housing First places in England

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19 February, 2021

Employment Bill amongst a number of pieces of legislation that need to be given ‘due priority’ in next Parliamentary Session

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19 February, 2021 Open access

More ‘ambitious’ benefit system needed to ensure that claimants are adequately supported as UK recovers from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic

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18 February, 2021 Open access

High Court rules that Self-Employment Income Support Scheme does not unlawfully discriminate against women who have taken leave relating to maternity or pregnancy

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18 February, 2021 Open access

Full CJRS needs to remain in place for several months after public health restrictions have been lifted, and then only phased out gradually

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18 February, 2021 Open access

Chancellor needs to act now to avoid renters being scarred by debts they have no hope of clearing

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18 February, 2021 Open access

DWP confirms that it has ‘increased the range of outcomes’ that can be provided following a telephone work capability assessment

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18 February, 2021

Assessment of income and capital for the purposes of charging for residential care in Scotland

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18 February, 2021

‘Now or never’ for social care reform after so many ‘false dawns’, says Chair of Health and Social Care Committee

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18 February, 2021

Uprating of war pensions for 2021/2022

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17 February, 2021

Coroner issues ‘Report to Prevent Future Deaths’ to DWP and Capita following findings that their failings contributed to death of claimant

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