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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.

3 June, 2020 Open access

Minister confirms that DWP is continuing to refer new claims to work capability assessment provider during coronavirus outbreak

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3 June, 2020 Open access

Lower-paid workers need a post-pandemic settlement based on ‘more respect, higher pay, and better conditions at work’, says Resolution Foundation

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3 June, 2020

High Court rules that a local authority had no right to end fixed-term flexible tenancy before fixed term had expired, as tenancy agreement did not include clear forfeiture clause

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3 June, 2020 Open access

Financial Conduct Authority confirms support that lenders should give to homeowners who are struggling to pay mortgage due to coronavirus outbreak

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3 June, 2020 Open access

Trussell Trust reports 89 per cent increase in need for emergency food parcels in April 2020 compared to April 2019

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2 June, 2020 Open access

Almost £25 billion of claims made to the Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support schemes since they opened

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2 June, 2020 Open access

Almost 3 million claims for universal credit have been made since 16 March 2020

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2 June, 2020

Rule limiting entitlement to sure start maternity grant when claimant already responsible for child aged under 16 breached human rights of refugee and kinship carer

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2 June, 2020 Open access

People deemed to be incapable of work for purposes of statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland

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1 June, 2020 Open access

Government launches consultation on HMRC powers to recover payments made under the Coronavirus Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support schemes

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1 June, 2020 Open access

SSAC puts forward policy recommendations to address ‘rough edges’ in DWP’s emergency response to COVID-19

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1 June, 2020 Open access

Tenants are up to twice as likely as mortgagors to have fallen behind with housing costs since coronavirus crisis started

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1 June, 2020 Open access

Chartered Institute of Housing calls on government and landlords to act now to avoid post-COVID spike in evictions

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1 June, 2020

JSA requirement to be ‘living in’ the Common Travel Area for three months is not invalid under EU law

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1 June, 2020

Employment case law round up

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29 May, 2020 Open access

Government outlines plan to bring Coronavirus Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support schemes to an end

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29 May, 2020 Open access

Expenditure on crisis grants in Scotland up by 145 per cent in April 2020 compared to April 2019

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