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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.

24 January, 2023

Government rejects MPs’ recommendations for it to pilot a ‘menopause leave’ policy and include menopause as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act

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24 January, 2023

Housing Ombudsman makes finding of severe maladministration for Leeds City Council’s failures to repair water damage that left resident living with damp for more than two years

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24 January, 2023

Senedd Committee calls for four-day working week to be piloted in Wales

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23 January, 2023

Government confirms that those who were refused bereavement benefits due to being a surviving cohabitee will be entitled to submit a new claim once Remedial Order comes into force

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23 January, 2023

Following huge surge in applications to force-fit prepayment meters, Business Secretary calls for energy suppliers to do more to support vulnerable consumers

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23 January, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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23 January, 2023

Scottish Commission on Social Security invites Scottish Government to explore ways to maintain the value of social security payments between annual uprating exercises

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20 January, 2023

MPs warn that universal credit childcare costs system continues to act as a barrier to work

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20 January, 2023

ADASS, LGA and NHS Confederation highlight ‘stark truth’ that health and social care services are struggling to meet their statutory requirements

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20 January, 2023

DWP provides information on support offered to claimants in ‘move to universal credit’ discovery phase who failed to make a claim within the application deadline

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20 January, 2023

More than a million universal credit claimants were assessed as having LCWRA in November 2022

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20 January, 2023

High Court rules that an allocation scheme that excludes those otherwise entitled to a ‘reasonable preference’ is lawful, provided it is done by reference to a factor or factors of general application

More Housing case law

20 January, 2023

Amendments to statutory debt solutions in Scotland

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19 January, 2023

Work and Pensions Secretary rejects call for change to stop people missing out on cost of living payments due to having a nil award of universal credit in the qualifying period

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19 January, 2023

Housing Ombudsman launches investigation into L&Q Housing and Haringey Council after persistent poor performance over damp and mould complaints

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19 January, 2023

Scottish Government sets out plans to cap private sector rent increases at 3 per cent for up to six months from 1 April 2023

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19 January, 2023

Expiry of temporary powers to cap rent increases in the social rented sector in Scotland

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