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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.

16 February, 2022

Communities Minister announces that Northern Ireland Housing Executive rents for 2022/2023 are to be frozen

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16 February, 2022

Consultation on problem debt and poverty launched by Scottish Social Justice and Social Security Committee

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15 February, 2022

Universal credit sanction rate up by 1.6 percentage points in just three months

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15 February, 2022

Government outlines proposals to protect leaseholders with new laws to make industry pay for building safety

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15 February, 2022

Housing Ombudsman makes finding of severe maladministration in relation to landlord’s failings in dealing with vulnerable leaseholder’s complaint about leaking roof

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15 February, 2022

Tribunal’s decision to make a closed period PIP award breached rules of natural justice as DWP failed to notify it of the claimant’s attempt to withdraw their later claim

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15 February, 2022

Government announces £125 million for councils in England to provide support services for domestic abuse victims during 2022/2023

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15 February, 2022

4.8 million households were on universal credit in November 2021, of which 4.1 million received a payment

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15 February, 2022

Consultation launched on impact of the law on joint tenancies on victims of domestic abuse in England

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14 February, 2022

MaPS confirms revised proposals for the commissioning of debt advice services in England from April 2022

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14 February, 2022

Introduction of adult disability payment in Scotland

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14 February, 2022

Fewer than 100 requests to waive universal credit official error overpayments were received by DWP in 12 months up to January 2022

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14 February, 2022

Amendment of information sharing provisions in Scotland so that they apply to adult disability payment

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14 February, 2022

Government invites local authorities in England to submit proposals and bids for the remainder of its 2021-2024 Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme

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14 February, 2022

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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11 February, 2022

Reduction of permitted period during which Secretary of State is required to limit a new jobseeker’s work-related requirements

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11 February, 2022

DWP expects to be able to offer permanent positions to the majority of work coaches recruited on fixed-term contracts during Covid-19 pandemic

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