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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.

7 December, 2021

Judicial Review and Courts Bill ‘dilutes the power of the courts to order redress and should be amended’

More Welfare rights news

7 December, 2021

High Court rules that a bankruptcy applicant must fulfil the evidential burden to establish their inability to access pension pots at the date of the adjudicator’s determination of their application

More Debt case law

7 December, 2021

Knowledge of bereavement support payment prior to bereavement is low and there is no clear, formal route for finding out about it

More Welfare rights news

7 December, 2021

Welsh Government confirms plans for ‘ambitious package’ of council tax reforms

More Housing news

7 December, 2021

Claimant that worked erratic hours under zero hours contract was still required to meet ‘regular employment’ condition in order to retain entitlement to reduced earnings allowance

More Welfare rights case law

7 December, 2021

FCA launches consultation on new Consumer Duty that will put more of the onus on firms to act in their customers’ interests and get their products and services right

6 December, 2021

Government rejects Select Committee call for it to develop a new cross-departmental strategy to tackle child poverty

More Welfare rights news

6 December, 2021

Government confirms that new Statutory Debt Repayment Plan scheme will not launch until 2024

6 December, 2021

Court of Appeal considers the threshold for dealing with a defended possession claim by summary judgment under CPR Part 55.8

More Housing case law

6 December, 2021 Open access

Almost five million households claimed state support towards their rent in August 2021, up almost a fifth compared to before the Covid-19 outbreak

More Welfare rights news

6 December, 2021

Employment case law round up

More Employment case law

3 December, 2021

High Court orders sale of bankrupt’s family home having ruled that the trustees’ application for an order was correctly issued under the Insolvency Rules 2016

More Debt case law

3 December, 2021

DWP confirms that Youth Offer has been extended to universal credit claimants aged 16 and 17

More Welfare rights news

3 December, 2021

Revaluation of ‘protected payments’ and pension sharing ‘debits and credits’ in the new state pension in relation to those reaching pensionable age on or after 12 April 2022

More Welfare rights news

2 December, 2021

Ombudsman calls for new powers to be able to proactively investigate issues on behalf of people who are unable to complain about their care themselves

More Community care news

2 December, 2021

Far from fixing social care as the Prime Minister promised, the government’s White Paper means services will continue to face ‘significant challenges in supporting people’

More Community care news

2 December, 2021

MPs express concern that new MaPS debt advice contracts will not provide adequate level of face-to-face advice

2 December, 2021

Communities Minister launches consultation on proposals to increase the notice to quit period for tenants in Northern Ireland’s private rented sector

More Housing news

2 December, 2021

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Amendment) Bill passes first stage in Northern Ireland Assembly

More Employment news

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