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12 February, 2021

DWP says that it is writing to claimants with Post Office card accounts to inform them that the service is closing and to request alternative account details

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12 February, 2021

Fear of encountering dogs out of doors is relevant, in principle, to claimant’s ability to follow the route of a journey for PIP mobility component purposes

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12 February, 2021

Government confirms it will continue to pay the former Independent Living Fund recipient grant to local authorities in England in 2021/2022

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11 February, 2021

Government launches Health and Care white paper proposing stronger integration of health and social care services in England

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11 February, 2021

Organisations across employment rights sector call on Business Secretary to extend redundancy protection to pregnant women and new mothers

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11 February, 2021 Open access

Financial Conduct Authority finds Covid-19 pandemic has left more than a quarter of UK adults with low financial resilience

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11 February, 2021

Government action on cladding is ‘not enough’ and will still leave people in buildings with safety issues facing costs

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11 February, 2021

Amendment of the Support for Mortgage Interest loan payment rules in Northern Ireland

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10 February, 2021

Government sets out 5-point plan to protect leaseholders from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes

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10 February, 2021

Court of Session rules that First-tier Tribunal has jurisdiction to consider claimant’s defence seeking ‘reduction’ of tenancy without it being made by a formal application

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10 February, 2021 Open access

DWP Minister accuses opposition parties of ‘scaremongering’ about removal of £20 universal credit uplift

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10 February, 2021

Government speed in bringing forward its new maternity allowance Bill is in marked contrast to its failure to act on previous commitments to provide support and protection to pregnant women and new parents

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10 February, 2021

Current social care model in Scotland is ‘unsustainable’, say MSPs

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10 February, 2021

Northern Ireland Executive confirms that delayed Cost of Work Allowance will be included in forthcoming review of welfare mitigation measures

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10 February, 2021

LSE study finds that budgetary constraints have led to ‘disconnect’ between objectives of Care Act 2014 and its implementation

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10 February, 2021

Housing mediation pilot must not replace usual routes to access justice, says Law Society

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9 February, 2021

Government includes jobcentre work coaches in a count of the ‘number of people supported’ through its Plan for Jobs

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9 February, 2021 Open access

Design of universal credit creates risks for women’s financial independence which have been heightened by Covid pandemic, MPs warn

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9 February, 2021 Open access

Government’s Covid response continues to overlook ‘specific and well-understood labour market and caring inequalities faced by women’, MPs warn

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