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29 September, 2015

Extended deadline for people to claim for their care being funded by Welsh NHS

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29 September, 2015

Number of children in temporary accommodation in Scotland up by 15 per cent

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28 September, 2015

Labour Party will oppose the Welfare Bill ‘line by line’

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28 September, 2015

‘Right to rent’ checks could push vulnerable migrants towards illegal and unscrupulous landlords

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28 September, 2015

Burden of proof is on HMRC when terminating a tax credits award / shared responsibility for children should not be presumed in absence of evidence to contrary

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28 September, 2015

Employment case law round up

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25 September, 2015

Nature of evidence required to show difference of view between EEA Member States as to which one is responsible for paying a benefit

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25 September, 2015

House of Commons Library briefing paper on private landlords responsibilities from 1 October 2015

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25 September, 2015

Plan to force councils to sell homes on the open market should be dropped, says Shelter

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25 September, 2015

Government ministers and housing association leaders propose new deal on right-to-buy policy

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24 September, 2015

Scottish Government to change rules on free school meals, early learning and childcare to mitigate effect of tax credits reforms

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24 September, 2015

5 per cent more households accepted as homeless compared to same quarter last year

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24 September, 2015

Welfare benefits legal aid caseload for April to June 2015 down by more than 50 per cent on previous year

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24 September, 2015

Changes to student loans will affect women and people on low incomes most, says Sutton Trust

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24 September, 2015

Citizens Advice sees 21 per cent increase in young people seeking advice about debt

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24 September, 2015

Families may be paying too much for social care, says Local Government Ombudsman

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23 September, 2015

Brooks, R (On the Application Of) v The London Borough of Islington

More Housing case law

23 September, 2015

HMRC show 'limited appetite for reflection and learning from their interaction with customers' says Adjudicator

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23 September, 2015

12.49 million people awarded a winter fuel payment in 2014/2015

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