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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.

9 June, 2020 Open access

Radical action is needed to prevent a ‘personal debt tsunami’ following coronavirus pandemic, warns StepChange

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9 June, 2020 Open access

Use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme by direct payment holders who employ people for their care

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9 June, 2020

Scottish Social Security Committee calls for safeguards in appointee system for adults with capacity to be put on a statutory footing

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8 June, 2020 Open access

‘Lack of transparency’ risks undermining public trust in management information on rough sleepers used by MHCLG, says UK Statistics Authority

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8 June, 2020 Open access

4.5 million additional people have taken on an unpaid carer role as a result of COVID-19 pandemic

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8 June, 2020 Open access

Return of bailiffs once coronavirus lockdown is lifted would be ‘unfair and unsafe’ without additional government action, says StepChange Debt Charity

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8 June, 2020

High Court considers whether a council’s ‘sole justifiable response’ to a carer’s difficulties maintaining care for her disabled adult sons pending review of care assessment was to provide additional care and support

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8 June, 2020

Employment case law round up

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5 June, 2020 Open access

Suspension of new evictions for renters in England and Wales extended by 2 months in response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

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5 June, 2020 Open access

DWP confirms ‘easement’ that maintains housing benefit entitlement for claimants prevented from returning to GB within permitted temporary absence periods due to COVID-19 travel restrictions

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5 June, 2020 Open access

High Court hands down reserved judgment on appeal that was heard before COVID-19-related stay on possession proceedings took effect, subject to provisos on staying possession order and extending time limits for appeal

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5 June, 2020

Bill introduced in Scottish Parliament to limit rent increases in the private rented sector

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5 June, 2020

Provisions to enable introduction of ‘fit and proper person’ requirement for mobile home site managers

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4 June, 2020

HMRC must put in place process to compensate clamaints incorrectly advised to claim universal credit instead of remaining on tax credits

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4 June, 2020 Open access

Without urgent action, more than a million extra people face poverty at end of 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic

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4 June, 2020

Financial Ombudsman Service upholds almost three quarters of payday loan complaints in 2019/2020

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3 June, 2020 Open access

Chancellor provides more detail on next steps for the Coronavirus Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support schemes

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