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22 October, 2014

Deduction for under occupation (‘bedroom tax’) did not breach Article 14 of ECHR, when read with Article 1 of Protocol 1 because its discriminatory effect was justified

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22 October, 2014

Deduction for under occupation (‘bedroom tax’) did not breach Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights – MA followed

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22 October, 2014

Deduction for under occupation (‘bedroom tax’) did not breach Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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22 October, 2014

Universal credit is a 'transformational reform, being safely delivered', according to Iain Duncan Smith

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22 October, 2014

Changes to weather stations and postcode districts for social fund cold weather payments purposes

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22 October, 2014

High Court dismisses challenge to bedroom tax for parents with shared care of children

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21 October, 2014

More than 100,000 households receive assistance from Scottish Welfare Fund

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21 October, 2014

35,530 people assisted by Access to Work between April 2013 and March 2014

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20 October, 2014

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary writes open letter to Iain Duncan Smith on 'universal credit questions that need answering'

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20 October, 2014

No hope of 2020 child poverty targets being met without radical changes, according to Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

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17 October, 2014

Habitual residence and exemption from the three month residence requirement

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17 October, 2014

Transition from existing benefits to universal credit

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17 October, 2014

Circumstances in which jobseekers are entitled to a right to reside in the United Kingdom

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17 October, 2014

Risk that DWP’s approach to ‘assisted digital’ could lead to a diminished level of accountability

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Deduction for under occupation (‘bedroom tax’) did not breach Article 14 of ECHR, when read with Article 1 of Protocol 1 because its discriminatory effect was justified

Deduction for under occupation (‘bedroom tax’) did not breach Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights – MA followed

Residential Property Tribunal Procedures and Fees (Wales) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014

Deduction for under occupation (‘bedroom tax’) did not breach Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Universal credit is a 'transformational reform, being safely delivered', according to Iain Duncan Smith

Nzolameso v City of Westminster

Changes to weather stations and postcode districts for social fund cold weather payments purposes

High Court dismisses challenge to bedroom tax for parents with shared care of children

More than 100,000 households receive assistance from Scottish Welfare Fund

35,530 people assisted by Access to Work between April 2013 and March 2014

Citizens Advice recommends maximum debt limit for debt relief orders be raised to at least £20,000

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary writes open letter to Iain Duncan Smith on 'universal credit questions that need answering'

No hope of 2020 child poverty targets being met without radical changes, according to Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

Employment case law round up

Habitual residence and exemption from the three month residence requirement

Transition from existing benefits to universal credit

Circumstances in which jobseekers are entitled to a right to reside in the United Kingdom

Davies v London Borough of Haringey

Risk that DWP’s approach to ‘assisted digital’ could lead to a diminished level of accountability