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9 January, 2020

Food bank use in Scotland increased by more than 20 per cent in last 18 months, Scottish food aid charity finds

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9 January, 2020

Law Commission sets out proposals to make it simpler, cheaper and faster for leaseholders to buy their freehold or extend their lease

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9 January, 2020

Amendments to the prescribed requirements for council tax reduction schemes and the default scheme in Wales

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9 January, 2020

Scottish Government announces details of new licensing scheme for the short-term rental sector

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8 January, 2020

House of Commons votes against establishing a statutory right to appeal EU settlement scheme decisions

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8 January, 2020

Pension Schemes Bill receives first reading in House of Lords

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8 January, 2020

Resolution Foundation calls for stronger enforcement of mimimum wage

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8 January, 2020

Revaluation of ‘protected payments’ for those reaching state pension age on or after 7 April 2020

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8 January, 2020

Early conciliation of employment disputes and rules of procedure for Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunals in Northern Ireland

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7 January, 2020

Only 11 out of 90 LHA rates in Scotland are set at a level allowing families to rent a home in 30th percentile of rental market

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7 January, 2020

Failure by Haringey council to correctly calculate housing benefit led to a family with a disabled child becoming homeless

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7 January, 2020

Shortfall between rents and LHA rates equates to almost all of a small family’s food costs in some areas

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7 January, 2020

Northern Ireland Department for Communities confirms that contracts for Post Office Card Account and HMG Payment Exception Service will not be renewed

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7 January, 2020

Ombudsman finds London Borough of Tower Hamlets at fault for leaving pregnant homeless woman to sleep on floor

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6 January, 2020

Employment case law round up

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3 January, 2020

Government announces £4 million funding for local authorities to take enforcement action against criminal landlords and letting agents

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3 January, 2020

Money alone cannot solve homelessness crisis in Wales, National Assembly Committee warns

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2 January, 2020

National Living Wage to increase by 6.2 per cent in April 2020

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2 January, 2020

Court of Session rules that it does not have jurisdiction to hear claimant’s challenge against community care charging decision when alternative remedy is available via Ombudsman complaint

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