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15 July, 2016

Carer’s allowance earnings limit can be a disincentive to continue working, says Age UK and Carers UK

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15 July, 2016

National Audit Office qualifies opinion on HMRC accounts for 2015/2016 due to tax credits fraud and error

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14 July, 2016

Damian Green appointed as new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

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14 July, 2016

Timetable set for transfer of welfare powers to Scottish Parliament

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14 July, 2016

Rent arrears for universal credit claimants are ‘much higher than we expected’, admits Lord Freud

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14 July, 2016

Treatment of postgraduate master’s degree loans and special support loans for means-tested benefit purposes

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14 July, 2016

Changes to sanction provisions relating to universal credit, JSA and ESA

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14 July, 2016

Ombudsman issues ‘Adverse Findings Notice’ against adult social care provider

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14 July, 2016

North East of England continues to have the highest insolvency rates in England and Wales

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14 July, 2016

Benefit entitlement conditions when a young person receives Scottish ‘continuing care’ support

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14 July, 2016

Computer interface to replace clerical process for recovery of housing benefit debts from DWP benefits

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13 July, 2016

Social security system is ‘failing to provide the essential safety net’, says Citizens Advice Scotland

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13 July, 2016

Lack of connection between different services can lead to older people ‘falling through the gap’

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13 July, 2016

Launch of new Work and Health Programme delayed to end of 2017

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13 July, 2016

Edwards v Kumarasamy

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13 July, 2016

DWP running a 'proof-of-concept' to test claimants using a mobile app to receive and spend their benefit money

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13 July, 2016

Huda v The London Borough of Redbridge

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13 July, 2016

Council tax rises have failed to close adult social care funding gap, says ADASS

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12 July, 2016

DWP issues call for evidence to inform second independent review of PIP

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