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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.

2 July, 2020

Determining ‘ordinary residence’ disputes over which local authority is responsible for Mental Health Act aftercare provision following repeat hospital admissions

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2 July, 2020 Open access

Government issues further Treasury Direction in relation to the coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

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2 July, 2020 Open access

Suspension of benefit conditionality extended to 7 August 2020 in Northern Ireland

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2 July, 2020

DWP confirms its commitment to consider reinstating legacy benefits of victims of fraudulent universal credit claims

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1 July, 2020 Open access

Flexible furlough scheme begins, allowing employers to bring back furloughed workers on a part-time basis

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1 July, 2020 Open access

Government provides update on recovery plans drawn up by HMCTS in response to the coronavirus pandemic

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1 July, 2020 Open access

Government temporarily suspends provisions that prevent local authorities from providing emergency housing support to certain EEA rough sleepers

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1 July, 2020 Open access

Crisis publishes draft emergency legislation to end rough sleeping and homelessness during coronavirus pandemic

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1 July, 2020 Open access

More than four million people live in families experiencing ‘deep poverty’ while more than half of those are also in ‘persistent poverty’

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1 July, 2020 Open access

Poor housing is causing health problems for almost 16 million adults in Britain during lockdown, say leading housing organisations

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1 July, 2020

Court of Appeal rules that UK was not competent Member State in case where claim for carer’s allowance was made by claimant who had moved to Cyprus having lived and worked in UK

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1 July, 2020 Open access

Generation Rent calls on government to introduce £750 million Coronavirus Home Retention Scheme

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1 July, 2020 Open access

FCA confirms further support for users of consumer credit who are still experiencing payment difficulties due to coronavirus

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1 July, 2020

Scottish Government launches independent advocacy service to help disabled people to access Social Security Scotland benefits

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30 June, 2020 Open access

DWP confirms that people who are currently shielding due to being clinically extremely vulnerable will not be eligible for SSP on that basis from 1 August 2020

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30 June, 2020 Open access

MHCLG updates statutory homelessness guidance on priority need, advising local authorities to account for impact of COVID-19 on vulnerability

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30 June, 2020

Run-on of universal credit in assessment period that claimant reaches state pension age

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