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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.

11 February, 2016

Ensuring parity of legislation for social security, child support and pensions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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10 February, 2016

Government launches consultation on funding for local authorities to support former ILF recipients

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10 February, 2016

Lord Freud confirms that benefit cap reductions are to be introduced from autumn 2016

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10 February, 2016

Households in receipt of carer’s allowance or guardian’s allowance to be exempt from the benefit cap

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10 February, 2016

Select Committee expresses concerns over extension of Right to Buy to housing association tenants

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10 February, 2016

Kennedy (Appellant) v Cordia (Services) LLP (Respondent) (Scotland)

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9 February, 2016

Weekly increase in rent following installation of a stair lift is eligible for housing benefit

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9 February, 2016

Trade Union Bill raises a number of potential human rights concerns, says JCHR

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9 February, 2016

Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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9 February, 2016

Final local government finance settlement for 2016/2017 confirms extra £3.5bn for adult social care

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9 February, 2016

Edwards & Ors, R (on the application of) v Birmingham City Council

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8 February, 2016

More tax credit mandatory reconsideration requests were received in the last two months of 2015 than in whole of preceding year

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8 February, 2016

Scottish Government request urgent clarification of scope of social sector housing benefit changes

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8 February, 2016

‘Thousands of older people at the mercy of care home price rises’, says Citizens Advice

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8 February, 2016

DWP publishes new housing benefit performance measurement good practice guide

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8 February, 2016

Welsh Government confirms Welsh Independent Living Grant set to continue

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8 February, 2016

Employment case law round up

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