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17 February, 2021 Open access

Continuing with planned cut to £20 uplift of universal credit will ‘overwhelmingly hit incomes of working and disabled people’, says Fabian Society

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17 February, 2021 Open access

Welsh Government extends Self-Isolation Support Scheme to June 2021 and widens eligibility criteria

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17 February, 2021 Open access

Scottish Government announces new £100 Covid Spring Hardship Payment for low income families

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16 February, 2021

High Court considers whether deeming provisions in section 24(5) of the National Assistance Act 1948 resulted in a person's local authority remaining liable to fund a residential placement in another area

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16 February, 2021 Open access

Resolution Foundation calls on government to follow Scotland and Wales in establishing a tenant loan scheme to support renters in England who have fallen into arrears during pandemic

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15 February, 2021 Open access

Ban on bailiff evictions in England to be extended for 6 weeks to 31 March 2021

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15 February, 2021

Pilot scheme testing universal credit in-work conditionality extended for 12 months to February 2022

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15 February, 2021

Uprating of tax credits, child benefit and guardian’s allowance from April 2021

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15 February, 2021

MHCLG confirms allocation of £125 million to councils in England to support victims of domestic abuse

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15 February, 2021 Open access

Government has provided ‘scant justification’ for not addressing ‘hard edges’ of coronavirus support schemes that have excluded key groups of working people

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15 February, 2021 Open access

Role of financial support in helping to address barriers to people adhering to the need to self-isolate

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15 February, 2021

National Insurance earnings limits and thresholds for 2021/2022

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15 February, 2021 Open access

Northern Ireland Economy Minister announces changes to eligibility criteria for Covid-19 Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme

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15 February, 2021

Employment case law round up

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12 February, 2021 Open access

‘Substantial rent arrears’ exception allowing evictions during Covid suspension period does not apply where possession order made under section 21 even when rent arrears money order made at same time

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12 February, 2021

Introduction of child disability payment in place of disability living allowance for children and young people in Scotland

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12 February, 2021

House of Lords votes in favour of motion regretting that removal of SDP gateway will result in claimants moving to universal credit without being fully compensated for loss of premium

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12 February, 2021

Government consults on broadening National Fraud Initiative data matching powers

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12 February, 2021

Welsh Senedd passes amendment to Renting Homes Fees Act to correct legislative error leading to social landlords being unable to apply service charges for certain types of tenancy

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