× Search rightsnet
Search options

Where

Benefit

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

From

to

News and case law

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 March, 2020 Open access

DWP announces that there will be no requirement to attend jobcentre appointments for at least three months

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020 Open access

New claimants will have priority for telephone and paper-based disability assessments to ensure access to support, says Minister

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020 Open access

HMCTS issues new guidance on how it will use telephone and video technology during the coronavirus outbreak

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020 Open access

Government announces ‘radical package’ of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus

More Housing news

19 March, 2020 Open access

Scottish Welfare Fund more than doubled as part of Scottish Government’s £350 million emergency funding package in response to coronavirus outbreak

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020 Open access

Northern Ireland Executive announces enhanced discretionary support fund as part of package of measures in response to the coronavirus outbreak

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020

More than 5 million PIP claims have been registered since its introduction in April 2013

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020

Effect on housing benefit claims of removing adult dependency increase from state pension awards

More Welfare rights news

19 March, 2020

Institute for Fiscal Studies calls for ‘out of date’ council tax to be revalued and reformed

More Housing news

19 March, 2020

Scottish Housing and Property Chamber postpones scheduled hearings and case management discussions

More Housing news

19 March, 2020

Number of households owed main homelessness duty in England increases by more than a third

More Housing news

18 March, 2020

Court of Appeal holds that local authority was entitled to possession of property due to false statements from tenant about residence in UK

More Housing case law

18 March, 2020 Open access

Government must do more to protect vulnerable people and low-income families during the coronavirus pandemic, says Citizens Advice

More Welfare rights news

18 March, 2020

Far more older people are likely to be living in rented accommodation in the future

More Housing news

18 March, 2020 Open access

NHF says housing association tenants should be reassured they will not be evicted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

More Housing news

18 March, 2020

Social security benefits up-rating 2020/2021

More Welfare rights news

18 March, 2020 Open access

Chancellor announces a minimum three month mortgage holiday for those affected by coronavirus

More Debt news

18 March, 2020 Open access

Employment Tribunal Presidents issue joint Practice Direction on conduct of tribunals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

More Employment news

18 March, 2020 Open access

Government to ‘urgently develop’ new forms of employment support in response to coronavirus outbreak

More Employment news

Our webtools:

rightsnet community

News & case law updates

About rightsnet

Privacy and legal

Website by MID