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16 October, 2020

House of Lords Select Committee expresses surprise at DWP’s ‘perfunctory replies’ to urgent recommendations for reform of universal credit

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16 October, 2020 Open access

COVID-19 is magnifying social care inequalities and risks turning ‘fault lines into chasms’

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16 October, 2020 Open access

One in five working parents feel they have been treated less fairly at work since onset of COVID-19

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16 October, 2020 Open access

UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing sets out urgent recommendations to address impact of the COVID-19 crisis

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15 October, 2020

Government confirms it will extend ability to depart from retained EU case law to a limited list of courts, including the Court of Appeal

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15 October, 2020

Lack of adequate regulatory oversight over transitional supported housing has had detrimental effect on care and wellbeing of supported people

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15 October, 2020

Scottish Affairs Committee launches inquiry into the impact of welfare reform in Scotland

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15 October, 2020

Ombudsman finds London Council at fault for multiple failings in its Blue Badge assessment processes

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14 October, 2020

New research from End Child Poverty reveals that in some parts of the country the majority of children are living in poverty

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14 October, 2020 Open access

Removal of waiting days for ESA extended for a further six months in Northern Ireland where a person is affected by coronavirus

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14 October, 2020

Government remains ‘wholly unconvinced’ of the case for universal basic income, says DWP Minister

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13 October, 2020

HMCTS decides not to pursue ‘continuous online resolution’ in social security and child support tribunals

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13 October, 2020 Open access

Of the 2 million viable jobs at risk this winter, just 230,000 are likely to be saved by the Job Support Scheme and Job Retention Bonus

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13 October, 2020 Open access

Government announces £10 million Cold Weather Fund for councils to help rough sleepers

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13 October, 2020

Number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits has more than doubled in the last year

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13 October, 2020 Open access

Three-quarters of Citizens Advice debt clients receiving universal credit or working tax credit £20 uplift will be pushed into a ‘negative budget’ if it’s withdrawn

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13 October, 2020

National Fraud Initiative in Wales for 2018-2020 detects incorrectly awarded council tax discounts worth £4.6 million

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12 October, 2020 Open access

Removal of waiting days for ESA extended for a further six months where a person is affected by coronavirus

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12 October, 2020 Open access

Welfare reform remains ‘unfinished business’, says Centre for Social Justice

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