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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.

19 January, 2021

LITRG repeats its call for government to raise threshold for High Income Child Benefit Charge

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19 January, 2021

Quarter of renters and mortgage holders in Scotland worried about not being able to meet housing costs in 2021

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19 January, 2021

Court of Appeal considers whether Employment Tribunal correctly refused to grant three-day time limit extension where misunderstanding about conciliation process may have contributed to delay

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18 January, 2021 Open access

Commons votes in favour of Opposition Day Debate motion calling on the government to maintain the £20 'uplift' to universal credit and working tax credit

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18 January, 2021 Open access

Inadequate sick pay and pressure from employers are driving millions to continue working with Covid symptoms

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18 January, 2021 Open access

Government decision on whether to keep the universal credit ‘uplift’ could determine the inequality story of the whole parliament

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18 January, 2021

Government announces new Under Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping & Housing

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18 January, 2021

Employment case law round up

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15 January, 2021

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry to examine what steps government could take to reduce child poverty

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15 January, 2021 Open access

Government must immediately ban all bailiff doorstep visits to prevent serious risks to public health

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15 January, 2021 Open access

High Court refuses to grant interim relief in the form of suitable accommodation to a failed asylum seeker during pandemic

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15 January, 2021 Open access

Northern Ireland Economy Minister announces new £20 million scheme to support company directors affected by Covid-19 pandemic

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15 January, 2021

Having Zambrano right of residence did not assist claimant in being eligible for child benefit

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15 January, 2021 Open access

Shelter Scotland criticises Scottish Government’s decision to further extend exemption from seven-day limit on unsuitable temporary accommodation placements

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15 January, 2021

Civil legal aid system is ‘running on an empty tank’ and is being kept going by nothing more than the goodwill of the legal profession

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15 January, 2021

Ombudsman finds that council left homeless family in bed and breakfast accommodation for too long

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15 January, 2021

Ombudsman finds that council failled to properly support domestic abuse victim when she became homeless

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