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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.

20 February, 2024

Government publishes updated draft statutory code of practice on ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

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20 February, 2024

More than 50,000 victims of domestic abuse in safe accommodation received support under duty on local authorities in 2022/2023

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20 February, 2024

Failings by Hammersmith and Fulham Council left residents ‘feeling anything but secure in their homes’

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20 February, 2024

Welsh Government launches consultation on raising weekly maximum charge for adult non-residential care and support

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19 February, 2024

Government rushes in changes to Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme to avoid triggering a ‘misplaced surge in applications’

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19 February, 2024

DWP publishes guidance for clinicians on the severe disability group and the simplified assessment processes for PIP and LCWRA

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19 February, 2024

Government announces introduction of short-term lets register in England

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19 February, 2024

Circumstances of claimant’s case did not require the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland to use power to call for further medical evidence

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19 February, 2024

High Court considers whether a house in multiple occupancy should be assessed as a single dwelling or separate dwellings for council tax purposes

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19 February, 2024

Northern Ireland Court of Appeal finds no procedural unfairness in Industrial Tribunal’s handling of case management and final hearing of litigant in person’s disability discrimination claim

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19 February, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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16 February, 2024

DWP to stop referring claimants to food banks because it involves the ‘inappropriate’ use of personal claimant information

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16 February, 2024

DWP sets out details of its staff rewards and recognition policy in response to Freedom of Information request

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16 February, 2024

Pilot scheme testing universal credit in-work conditionality extended for a further 12 months

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16 February, 2024

Government launches second consultation on draft regulations that ensure seafarers operating in UK waters receive pay equivalent to at least the national minimum wage

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15 February, 2024

High Court in Northern Ireland rules that HMRC must consider impact of decision and ‘who stands to lose most’ when awarding child benefit in a 50/50 joint custody case

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15 February, 2024

Specifying the employers affected by restrictions on the process for deducting union subscriptions from wages in the public sector

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15 February, 2024

Changes to fees payable in relation to proceedings in the Supreme Court

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15 February, 2024

Scottish civil society organisations call for introduction of national rent cap and rent controls to protect renters following expiry of temporary provisions on 31 March 2024

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