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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 January, 2020

DWP issues guidance on the introduction of civil partnerships for opposite sex couples from December 2019

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20 January, 2020

Complaints about the DWP to the Independent Case Examiner are taking on average more than 18 months to resolve

More Welfare rights news

20 January, 2020

Tribunal adopted right approach to assessing credibility of claimant’s evidence and provided adequate reasons for adverse decision

More Welfare rights case law

20 January, 2020

Welsh Government responds to consultation on further regulation and inspection of social care services and workers

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20 January, 2020

Employment case law round up

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17 January, 2020

Government to survey UK employees about experiences of sexual harassment

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17 January, 2020

DWP to introduce permanent review of housing benefit cases where reported self-employed earnings have not changed over period of 12 months

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17 January, 2020

House of Commons votes against ‘regret motion’ that calls on government to bring forward additional funding to end the social care crisis

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17 January, 2020

Welsh Government highlights how Integrated Care Fund is supporting new ways of delivering care in Wales

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16 January, 2020

DWP has identified 5,000 cases where claimants were underpaid ESA but died before arrears were paid

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16 January, 2020

Almost a third of private renters have been left feeling hopeless because of housing problems, reports Shelter

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16 January, 2020

Families to be invited to apply for Scottish Child Payment in advance of its introduction to ‘help manage demand’

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16 January, 2020

Increase in local housing allowance rates in Northern Ireland

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16 January, 2020

UK Statistics Authority identifies ‘significant gaps’ in adult social care data

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15 January, 2020

Peers call for removal from EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill of powers for Ministers to regulate for circumstances in which courts and tribunals can depart from existing EU caselaw

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15 January, 2020

Steep rise in consumer debt leaves low-income households ‘far too exposed to future financial shocks’

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15 January, 2020

Equality and Human Rights Commission issues new guidance for employers on tackling sexual harassment and harassment at work

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