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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.

30 August, 2016

Most social care employers are paying the National Living Wage to younger workers under 25

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30 August, 2016

Pay to Stay will lead to average annual rent increases of £1,000 for 70,000 social housing tenants

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30 August, 2016

37 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds are in debt but too few seek advice, Money Advice Trust finds

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30 August, 2016

Falling asleep does not amount to ‘lost or altered consciousness’

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30 August, 2016

Employment case law round up

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26 August, 2016

Scottish Government launches new Labour Market Strategy and announces £820,000 new investment

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26 August, 2016

DWP estimates that 107,000 adults and 244,000 children will be affected by benefit cap when reduced levels are introduced from November 2016

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26 August, 2016

‘Steps 2 Success’ mandatory work scheme in Northern Ireland helps 21 per cent of claimants into work

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25 August, 2016

Only eight per cent of GPoW interviews result in an extension of jobseeker’s allowance

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25 August, 2016

LGO finds two councils at fault for delays rehousing victim of domestic violence

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25 August, 2016

Requirement for 'compelling evidence' does not raise the bar any higher than the need to show genuine chance of being engaged in work

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24 August, 2016

Enforcement of minimum labour standards is ‘inadequate’, says Migration Advisory Committee

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24 August, 2016

Threat of homelessness prevented in 65 per cent of cases assessed as needing assistance in Wales

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24 August, 2016

Housing benefit must be made ‘significantly more generous’ or large numbers of people will become homeless, says Fabian Society

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23 August, 2016

Gender wage gap increases after having children

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23 August, 2016

1.2 million low-income households are in ‘extreme problem debt’, says TUC

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23 August, 2016

Tribunal has no power to refuse a written request to withdraw a part heard appeal unless it has directed that consent is required

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