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6 November, 2015

Care England writes to Chancellor about unintended consequences of living wage on the care sector

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6 November, 2015

60 per cent of complaints about the DWP to Independent Case Examiner upheld or partially upheld in 2014/2015

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6 November, 2015

For the purposes of PIP activity 3, it is the time taken to supervise, prompt or assist, not how long the therapy takes

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6 November, 2015

Government must look at broader support available at point of bereavement when it introduces its new bereavement support payment in 2017

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5 November, 2015

Treasury could reverse tax credit cuts and still meet its fiscal objectives, says Resolution Foundation

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5 November, 2015

Scottish Government to consider corrective action on tax credits after Autumn Statement

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5 November, 2015

TUC calls for new minimum wage to be extended to all workers aged 21 and over

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5 November, 2015

23,400 households had their housing benefit capped in August 2015, an increase of 4 per cent since May 2015

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5 November, 2015

Benefits worth £3bn overpaid in 2014/2015, with net loss of £2.1bn after £930m recovered from claimants

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5 November, 2015

Most tenants will not benefit from cuts to social rents as they receive housing benefit

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4 November, 2015

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee launches inquiry into UK housing market

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4 November, 2015

Scotland’s Private Tenancies Bill will give power to evict for anti-social behaviour

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4 November, 2015

Scottish Government announces further funding to assist first-time home buyers

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4 November, 2015

Care Quality Commission consults on regulatory fees from 1 April 2016

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4 November, 2015

Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015

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4 November, 2015

Cabinet Secretary warns that imposing four year residence requirement for tax credits on EU migrants may be illegal

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4 November, 2015

Work and Pensions Committee renews call for Treasury to provide numbers of people flowing on and off tax credits

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4 November, 2015

DWP considering whether to extend pilot of placing jobcentre advisers in food banks

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4 November, 2015

HMRC must rapidly improve customer service which was 'previously abysmal and now even worse', says Public Accounts Committee

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