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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.

1 March, 2021

DWP issues guidance on reduced housing benefit personal allowance rates for claimants reaching pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021

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1 March, 2021 Open access

Economic aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic risks a substantial rise in core homelessness unless government implements range of housing and welfare mitigation interventions

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1 March, 2021

Court of Appeal rules that magistrate’s removal from office was lawful after he publicly declared he would proceed to decide same-sex adoption cases based on his preconceived beliefs rather than the law and evidence

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1 March, 2021

Government Digital Service approves online ‘Apply for a National Insurance Number’ service

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1 March, 2021

Employment case law round up

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26 February, 2021 Open access

Liberty publishes draft Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Bill to counter the ‘dangerous’ Coronavirus Act

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26 February, 2021

Government announces more than £6 million in funding for the voluntary sector to provide accommodation and services for rough sleepers

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26 February, 2021 Open access

Select Committee urges Chancellor to address ‘inconsistent, unfair and discriminatory’ approach to supporting employees and self-employed people through Covid crisis

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26 February, 2021

DWP appoints new Non-Executive Board Members to provide ‘independent advice, support and scrutiny’ on the department’s work

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26 February, 2021

Amendments to UK-wide student loan repayment arrangements consequent upon introduction of increased earnings threshold for Scottish student loans

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25 February, 2021

Introduction of reduced housing benefit personal allowance rates for claimants reaching pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021

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25 February, 2021

Current system of DWP support for disabled people is ‘broken’, says Social Market Foundation

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25 February, 2021

DWP ‘exploring potential options’ to take on premises as temporary jobcentres in areas where increased demand is expected

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25 February, 2021

DWP confirms it is restarting pilot of integrated assessment service for ESA, PIP and universal credit from April 2021

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25 February, 2021

Total value of claims made to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme now exceeds £50 billion

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25 February, 2021 Open access

Annual ‘snapshot’ count of rough sleepers in England during autumn 2020 Covid lockdown shows 37 per cent fall on numbers in previous year

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25 February, 2021 Open access

Government should refine existing mortgage safety net and offer time-limited grants to people left vulnerable to repossession through loss of income or employment

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