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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.

4 August, 2017

More children are living in poverty now than at any other time in the past 10 years

More Welfare rights news

4 August, 2017

Poplar Housing & Regeneration Community Association Ltd v Begum & Anor

More Housing case law

4 August, 2017

Financial problems caused by caring linked to increased feelings of social isolation

More Community care news

3 August, 2017

Three-quarters of capped households are capped because of the introduction of lower cap levels

More Welfare rights news

3 August, 2017

Scottish Government consults on Carers’ Charter

More Community care news

2 August, 2017

MPs write to Employment Minister to urge that all full-time disabled students who receive DLA or PIP be entitled to universal credit

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2 August, 2017

Making labour market support mandatory does not increase the level of engagement by claimants

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2 August, 2017

R (on application of Forge Care Homes Ltd & ors) v Cardiff and Vale University Health Board & ors

More Community care case law

2 August, 2017

Increase to female state pension age means 1.1 million women are worse off by average of £32 per week

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2 August, 2017

Scottish Government consults on draft regulations under Carers (Scotland) Act 2016

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2 August, 2017

Council ordered to pay £20,000 in backdated care home fees after delay in assessing woman’s needs

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1 August, 2017

Support for mortgage interest enables claimants to maintain housing stability, according to new DWP research

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1 August, 2017

Bereavement support payment and reciprocal agreements

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1 August, 2017

New employment support schemes to be piloted in six English regions

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1 August, 2017

Nature of investigation required when assessing an ability to read and understand written information for PIP activity 8

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31 July, 2017

Ealing London Borough Council v H & Ors, R. (On the Application of)

More Housing case law

31 July, 2017

Council’s failure to provide proper support package for autistic child caused significant distress

More Community care news