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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.

5 May, 2020 Open access

Seven day limit on unsuitable temporary accommodation in Scotland extended to cover all homeless applicants

More Housing news

5 May, 2020 Open access

Employment Tribunal Presidents issue joint Practice Direction on documents that are electronically delivered and signed

More Employment news

5 May, 2020 Open access

Equality and Human Rights Commission warns employers of their continuing obligations to comply with equalities legislation during COVID-19 crisis

More Employment news

5 May, 2020 Open access

Treasury approves continuation of government support for Gov.UK Verify operations for up to 18 months

More Welfare rights news

5 May, 2020

Letter inviting claimant to medical examination did not impose legal requirement to attend / tribunal could not lawfully decide that claimant had failed to attend examination without seeing appointment letter

More Welfare rights case law

4 May, 2020 Open access

Government announces more than £5m of new funding to support social welfare law advice sector in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic

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4 May, 2020 Open access

New Economics Foundation calls for UK-wide suspension of rents and mortgage freeze during COVID-19 pandemic

More Housing news

4 May, 2020 Open access

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme must not end ‘at a cliff-edge’, says TUC as it sets out recommendations to help UK transition out of lockdown

More Employment news

4 May, 2020 Open access

HMRC confirms that people not working their normal hours because of coronavirus will retain entitlement to their usual tax credits

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4 May, 2020 Open access

HMRC starts contacting claimants who may be eligible for the COVID-19 Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

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4 May, 2020 Open access

Ombudsman issues new guidance to local authorities and care providers about complaints handling during COVID-19 crisis

More Community care news

4 May, 2020

Whether universal credit date of claim can be fixed at point when claimant starts or saves progress entering online claim information rather than when completed claim is submitted

More Welfare rights case law

3 May, 2020 Open access

Government announces a ‘change to the rules’ that will mean that those fleeing domestic abuse and facing homelessness as a result will be automatically considered in priority need

More Housing news

3 May, 2020 Open access

Specialist taskforce to be created to lead the next phase of the government’s support for rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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1 May, 2020 Open access

Government issues Treasury Direction setting out the legal framework for the coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

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1 May, 2020 Open access

Coalition of anti-poverty charities calls for new coronavirus emergency income support scheme in light of record increase in number of people supported by food banks

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1 May, 2020 Open access

DWP to publish daily counts of universal credit claims and advances on a weekly basis until the end of June 2020

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1 May, 2020 Open access

Policy changes needed to prevent ‘financial cliff-edge’ when short-term protections against impact of coronavirus come to an end, says Citizens Advice

1 May, 2020

Court of Justice of European Union rules that Yodel delivery driver does not have ‘worker’ status under the Working Time Directive

More Employment case law

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