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4 February, 2020

Full roll-out of universal credit delayed from December 2023 until September 2024

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4 February, 2020

More than a fifth of universal credit claims closed without being paid due to non-compliance with claimant commitment or initial interview requirements

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4 February, 2020

Department for Communities appoints Marie Cavanagh to carry out second Independent Statutory Review of PIP Assessments in Northern Ireland

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4 February, 2020

Annual ‘snapshot’ count of rough sleepers in Wales shows 11 per cent increase on numbers in previous year

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4 February, 2020

Shortage of social housing is fuelling a billion-pound a year ‘temporary accommodation industry’

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4 February, 2020

Workforce Information Bill receives first reading in the Lords

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4 February, 2020

FCA instructs credit card providers to review approach to persistent debt customers

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4 February, 2020

Court of Appeal considers whether an employee was unlawfully victimised for whistle-blowing

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3 February, 2020

Standard rate of funeral support payment in Scotland to be increased to £1,000 from April 2020

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3 February, 2020

‘Tweaks’ to LHA rates will do nothing to tackle past damage caused by austerity or future damage inflicted by UK welfare cuts

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3 February, 2020

Northern Ireland Communities Minister announces extension of existing bedroom tax welfare mitigation beyond March 2020

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3 February, 2020

NAO seeks evidence about experience of universal credit claimants getting to their first payment

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3 February, 2020

Young carer grant awards will not affect immigration status of eligible claimants subject to immigration control in Scotland

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3 February, 2020

Welsh Government’s commitment to end homelessness not backed up by budget allocation, Equality Committee says

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3 February, 2020

Disregard of payments from the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme in the calculation of income and capital for means-tested benefits

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3 February, 2020

Employment case law round up

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31 January, 2020

Case concerning diplomatic immunity granted first ever leapfrog certificate from EAT to Supreme Court

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31 January, 2020

DWP ‘waiting to see’ if updated prescription form and amended universal credit monthly statement make exemptions from healthcare charges clearer for claimants

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31 January, 2020

Ministry of Justice to publish approach to evaluating courts and tribunals reform programme by July 2020

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