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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.

4 March, 2021

Reimbursement of universal credit childcare costs to claimants who employ nannies in Wales

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4 March, 2021

Arrears of underpaid state pension dating as far back as 1992 likely to total around £3 billion over the next six years

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4 March, 2021

Telephone and video added as channels for undertaking medical assessments for ESA, universal credit, PIP and industrial injuries disablement benefit

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4 March, 2021

High Court dismisses challenge brought by family of deceased claimant against DWP’s safeguarding policies

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4 March, 2021

Housing Ombudsman finds ‘severe maladministration’ as a result of excessive delays in Newham Council’s management of repairs case

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4 March, 2021

Amendment of start date for increase in personal expenses amount and capital limit for the purposes of charging for residential care in Scotland

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4 March, 2021

Ombudsman finds Nottinghamshire Council breached man’s human rights after leaving him in a care home away from his home and family for five months

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4 March, 2021

Government asks Low Pay Commission to make recommendations for NLW and NMW rates from April 2022

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4 March, 2021

Joint Committee on Human Rights finds ‘no compelling case’ for reform of the Human Rights Act

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4 March, 2021

Universal credit Scottish choices are ‘well received and useful for many’, new Scottish Government evaluation finds

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3 March, 2021 Open access

Government announces that universal credit uplift is to be extended for six months and that eligible working tax credit claimants are to receive a one-off payment of £500

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3 March, 2021 Open access

Government announces extension of coronavirus job retention and self-employment support schemes until end of September 2021

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3 March, 2021

Government confirms funding for delivery of a ‘no-interest loans scheme’ pilot

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2 March, 2021 Open access

UK needs to ‘re-adopt the language of social security’, says new report from SSAC and the Institute for Government

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2 March, 2021

Increase of limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other sums payable under employment legislation in 2021/2022

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2 March, 2021

Government rejects MPs’ call to introduce universal credit ‘starter payment’ to alleviate claimants’ financial difficulties during five-week wait for first payment

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2 March, 2021

DWP deducted more than £166 million from universal credit claims in November 2020

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2 March, 2021

Extension of the Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland to those in receipt of specified disability benefits

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2 March, 2021

Ombudsman orders Cornwall Council to pay almost £7,000 to care home resident for errors in how it assessed his capital

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