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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.

28 March, 2023

Seafarers’ Wages Bill receives Royal Assent

More Employment news

28 March, 2023

Initial entitlement rules for Scotland’s carer support payment will broadly mirror carer’s allowance to allow ‘safe and secure’ transfer of awards from the DWP

More Welfare rights news

27 March, 2023

Government needs to consider what additional support should be given to those in their mid 60s on lower incomes or in poor health when it increases state pension age

More Welfare rights news

27 March, 2023

Free legal advice sector is facing a £30 million funding gap this year

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27 March, 2023

Qualifying day to establish entitlement to the first cost of living payment for 2023/2024 set as 25 February 2023

More Welfare rights news

27 March, 2023

Additional Jobsearch Support pilot is no more than a ‘tick and turn’ exercise, says PCS

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27 March, 2023

Government launches review of whistleblowing framework

More Employment news

27 March, 2023

National living wage and national minimum wage rates from April 2023

More Employment news

27 March, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

More Employment case law

27 March, 2023

Record level of dissatisfaction with social care services highlighted in new British Social Attitudes Survey

More Community care news

27 March, 2023

Uprating of social security benefits in Scotland 2023/2024

More Welfare rights news

27 March, 2023

DWP issues details of the new Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation arrangements for Welsh local authorities in 2023/2024

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24 March, 2023

Court of Appeal rules that councils failed to adequately comply with duties to accommodate two homeless households as close as possible to their areas when making out of borough private rented sector offers

More Housing case law

24 March, 2023

‘Relevant threshold’ for purposes of calculating surplus earnings under universal credit to stay at £2,500 until 31 March 2024

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24 March, 2023

Bill providing for 2023/2024 cost of living additional payments receives Royal Assent

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24 March, 2023

DWP’s online apply for PIP service currently being offered to 60 people a day

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24 March, 2023

Calls to DWP’s Disability Services enquiry lines take an average of almost 20 minutes to be answered

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