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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.

23 September, 2020 Open access

Welsh Government announces it will provide £500 Test and Trace Support payment for people on low incomes who are required to self-isolate

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23 September, 2020

Government is committed to repealing no-fault evictions ‘at the appropriate time’, says Housing Minister

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23 September, 2020 Open access

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government confirms dates of ‘winter truce’ for majority of evictions

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23 September, 2020 Open access

More than 60 disability rights organisations call for government to restore protection of disabled people’s rights eroded by the Coronavirus Act 2020

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23 September, 2020 Open access

As stay on evictions ends, Shelter calls for targeted interventions from government to get renters through the COVID-19 crisis

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22 September, 2020 Open access

System of targeted wage support needed to protect jobs that are essential for recovery, says Shadow Chancellor

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22 September, 2020

People with common mental health conditions receive incomes of £8,400 less on average than people without a mental health problem

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22 September, 2020

Government’s debt collection practices are ‘deeply flawed’ and leave more than 90 per cent of debtors struggling to afford essentials

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22 September, 2020

CIH Cymru calls on political parties in Wales to commit to incorporation of right to adequate housing into Welsh law

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22 September, 2020 Open access

Almost £40 billion has been claimed from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

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21 September, 2020

DWP makes determination that fixes day for conversion of transitional severe disability premium payments in universal credit to transitional elements

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21 September, 2020

DWP says that discretionary housing payments remain appropriate means for providing support where there is an under-occupancy decision because of a sanctuary room

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21 September, 2020 Open access

Government announces £500 Test and Trace Support payment for people claiming qualifying benefits or working tax credit who are required to self-isolate

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18 September, 2020 Open access

Master of the Rolls publishes listing priorities and ‘Overall Arrangements’ for resumption of possession cases in England and Wales

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18 September, 2020

Four in ten universal credit awards had a deduction applied in May 2020

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18 September, 2020 Open access

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber confirms that it is still not possible to hold face-to-face hearings in Northern Ireland

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18 September, 2020

DWP issues guidance on how it will identify PIP claimants affected by the Supreme Court’s judgment in MM

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