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17 March, 2021

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill becoming law

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17 March, 2021

Scottish Government report outlines link between universal credit and homelessness

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17 March, 2021

Extension of period for which assignment to the Social Security Chamber of a president who is also the president of another chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is permitted

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16 March, 2021 Open access

New regulations issued to provide for the £20 a week universal credit ‘uplift’ to continue to be paid for a further 6 months

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16 March, 2021

Number of planned PIP reviews cleared in three months to January 2021 exceeded figure for same quarter a year ago

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16 March, 2021

Department of Justice in Northern Ireland publishes plan for modernisation of courts and tribunals

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16 March, 2021

Social security benefits uprating 2021/2022

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16 March, 2021

Amendments in consequence of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021

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16 March, 2021 Open access

Extension of period that carer’s allowance claimants in Scotland can be treated as engaged in caring during temporary breaks due to Covid-19

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16 March, 2021 Open access

DWP confirms allocation of £20 million additional housing benefit administration subsidy to local authorities for 2020/2021

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15 March, 2021

DWP building new system of ‘claimant profiles’ to record information about claimant vulnerabilities

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15 March, 2021 Open access

Fact that the £20 uplift to universal credit came in at all shows that ‘it was not enough to live on in the first place’, Scottish Cabinet Secretary tells MPs

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Business Secretary acknowledges that refusing services or employment to anyone who is not vaccinated against Covid-19 raises discrimination and other legal issues

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill becoming law

150,000 private renters at risk of eviction due to falling behind on rent as a result of Covid-19

Notable success of ‘Everyone In’ initiative has exposed gaps in government’s approach to tackling rough sleeping, say MPs

Scottish Government report outlines link between universal credit and homelessness

Council agrees to refund care costs for some people in short-term residential care following Ombudsman investigation

Extension of period for which assignment to the Social Security Chamber of a president who is also the president of another chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is permitted

New regulations issued to provide for the £20 a week universal credit ‘uplift’ to continue to be paid for a further 6 months

Number of planned PIP reviews cleared in three months to January 2021 exceeded figure for same quarter a year ago

Department of Justice in Northern Ireland publishes plan for modernisation of courts and tribunals

Social security benefits uprating 2021/2022

Amendments in consequence of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021

Provision to end powers that enable local authorities in Wales to determine whether to comply with duties to assess and meet care needs during Covid-19 outbreak

Court of Appeal considers whether an Employment Tribunal should have considered making an order requiring assessment of a claimant’s capacity to conduct Tribunal proceedings

Extension of period that carer’s allowance claimants in Scotland can be treated as engaged in caring during temporary breaks due to Covid-19

One in seven people more worried about becoming homeless due to Covid-19 pandemic

DWP confirms allocation of £20 million additional housing benefit administration subsidy to local authorities for 2020/2021

DWP building new system of ‘claimant profiles’ to record information about claimant vulnerabilities

Fact that the £20 uplift to universal credit came in at all shows that ‘it was not enough to live on in the first place’, Scottish Cabinet Secretary tells MPs