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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.

25 August, 2015

Immigration Bill to include prison sentence of up to six months for illegal migrant workers

More Employment news

25 August, 2015

Scottish local authorities awarded 84,000 discretionary housing payments betweeen April and June 2015

More Welfare rights news

24 August, 2015

Iain Duncan Smith signals reform of WCA to focus 'on what a claimant can do and the support they'll need - and not just on what they can't do'

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24 August, 2015

Local authorities invited to bid for share of £3.2m fund to support victims of domestic violence

More Housing news

24 August, 2015

TUC reports on Regulatory Policy Committee judgments concerning trade union reforms

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24 August, 2015

Tribunal errred in not considering adjournment to allow claimant with agorophobia to give evidence and gave undue prominence to view that it had sufficient evidence to make reasoned decision on papers

More Welfare rights case law

21 August, 2015

Whether a tenant can challenge landlord's title to grant tenancy / calculation of rent arrears where set-off is claimed

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21 August, 2015

Sharp increase in number of employment issues dealt with by Citizens Advice Scotland

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21 August, 2015

Low Pay Commission seeks evidence on proposed changes to National Minimum Wage

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21 August, 2015

Meaning of co-owner in the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

More Welfare rights case law

21 August, 2015

Help with NHS optical charges and payments in Wales

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20 August, 2015

Assessment of whether claimant is unable to reach toilet quickly is a notional test / need to assess whether claimant is in severe discomfort when mobilising

More Welfare rights case law

20 August, 2015

Relevance of claimant's education course to regulation 35 / whether test of ability to participate in work related activity is hypothetical

More Welfare rights case law

20 August, 2015

Care and Support (Ordinary Residence) (Specified Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015

More Community care news

19 August, 2015

Government to publish mortality statistics for people on out-of-work benefits

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19 August, 2015

House of Commons briefing on ‘pay to stay’ scheme

More Housing news

19 August, 2015

Bogus self-employment costing millions to workers and government, says Citizens Advice

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