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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.

22 November, 2022

First-tier Tribunal’s failure to recognise it had discretion to admit an appeal outside the 13-month absolute time limit in exceptional circumstances amounted to error of law

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21 November, 2022

Creating a distinct mechanism for HMRC to recover tax credits cost of living payments

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21 November, 2022

DWP testing a new Conversational Platform telephony system which will answer citizens’ queries in a ‘human like manner’

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21 November, 2022

High Court rules that council acted unlawfully by refusing DFG application for a stairlift as a contingency to be used if an existing lift adaptation broke down

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21 November, 2022

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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18 November, 2022

Work and Pensions Secretary confirms that, while benefits, state pension and benefit cap will rise by 10.1 per cent from April 2023, LHA rates will remain frozen at 2020/2021 levels

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18 November, 2022

Treasury Secretary confirms that child benefit, guardian’s allowance and majority of tax credits elements and thresholds will increase by 10.1 per cent from April 2023

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18 November, 2022

Process for claimants to seek a review of a decision not to waive the repayment of recoverable hardship payments in universal credit made between 2014 and 2021

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18 November, 2022

Only around two thirds of vouchers issued to prepayment meter customers under the Energy Bill Support Scheme have been redeemed

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18 November, 2022

Legal Aid Agency invites tenders to deliver new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services from August 2023

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18 November, 2022

Housing charities criticise DWP’s decision to continue freezing local housing allowance rates in 2023/2024

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18 November, 2022

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill receives second reading in the House of Commons 

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18 November, 2022

More than 80 per cent of applications for Scottish child disability payment have resulted in an award

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17 November, 2022

Chancellor confirms that benefits, state pension and benefit cap will be increased by 10.1 per cent from April 2023

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17 November, 2022

Energy Price Guarantee to be increased from £2,500 to £3,000 from April 2023 to March 2024

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17 November, 2022

Government confirms it is delaying the introduction of its adult social care charging reforms for two years until October 2025

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17 November, 2022

Social housing rent increases in England to be limited to 7 per cent in 2023/2024

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