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17 April, 2020 Open access

LHA rates must be increased to protect private renters from ‘spiralling debt and needless evictions’ during COVID-19 outbreak, Shelter says

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17 April, 2020 Open access

Extension of entitlement to statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland to those who are ‘shielding’ as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

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16 April, 2020 Open access

Social Security Scotland confirms extension of benefit application time limits for devolved benefits where delay is due to COVID-19

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16 April, 2020 Open access

New universal credit claimants can now verify their identity through Government Gateway

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16 April, 2020

Payments to local authorities for the Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts service 2020/2021

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15 April, 2020 Open access

Extension of entitlement to statutory sick pay to those who are ‘shielding’ as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

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15 April, 2020 Open access

Government announces extension of eligibility cut-off date for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

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15 April, 2020 Open access

Government issues ‘Treasury Direction’ setting out the legal framework for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

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14 April, 2020 Open access

Triple lock guarantee for pensioners should be abandoned to ensure that economic recovery from coronavirus crisis is fair to working-age households

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14 April, 2020

Allocation of additional funding to local authorities to support the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2020/2021

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14 April, 2020 Open access

HMCTS reports dramatic increase in use of audio and video technology in courts and tribunals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

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11 April, 2020 Open access

Changes needed to government’s COVID-19 employment support schemes to ensure people don’t fall through the gaps

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LHA rates must be increased to protect private renters from ‘spiralling debt and needless evictions’ during COVID-19 outbreak, Shelter says

Extension of entitlement to statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland to those who are ‘shielding’ as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

Department for Communities confirms intention to amend notice to quit requirements in Northern Ireland as result of the coronavirus outbreak

Lack of affordable homes is a major barrier to Homelessness Reduction Act achieving its aims, says Shelter

Social Security Scotland confirms extension of benefit application time limits for devolved benefits where delay is due to COVID-19

New universal credit claimants can now verify their identity through Government Gateway

Government launches COVID-19 action plan for adult social care in England

Payments to local authorities for the Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts service 2020/2021

Extension of entitlement to statutory sick pay to those who are ‘shielding’ as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

Government announces extension of eligibility cut-off date for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Government issues ‘Treasury Direction’ setting out the legal framework for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Court of Session considers whether a landlord seeking possession of a property that was subject to a Repairing Standards Enforcement Order could form a lawful intention to demolish it

High Court considers whether to set aside an order giving permission to issue a writ of possession where the application for that order was based on defects of notice under civil procedure rules

Triple lock guarantee for pensioners should be abandoned to ensure that economic recovery from coronavirus crisis is fair to working-age households

High Court considers the legal basis upon which the administrators of an insolvent company might ‘furlough’ the company’s employees pursuant to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Allocation of additional funding to local authorities to support the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2020/2021

HMCTS reports dramatic increase in use of audio and video technology in courts and tribunals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak

High Court considers whether a tenant of a leasehold house must be the tenant of the whole house for the purposes of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967

Changes needed to government’s COVID-19 employment support schemes to ensure people don’t fall through the gaps