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5 December, 2019

Housing commitments in the 2019 manifestos of the Northern Ireland political parties

More Housing news

5 December, 2019

Employment commitments in the 2019 manifestos of the Northern Ireland political parties

More Employment news

5 December, 2019

Community care commitments in the 2019 manifestos of the Northern Ireland political parties

More Community care news

4 December, 2019

Court of Appeal decides not to exercise discretion to hear academic case on DHPs and orders claimant to pay local authority’s costs

More Welfare rights case law

4 December, 2019

Correct approach to assessing right to reside on basis of permanent incapacity

More Welfare rights case law

3 December, 2019

Six month terminal illness benefit rule has ‘no clinical relevance’ and must be scrapped

More Welfare rights news

3 December, 2019

Almost one per cent of children in Britain are homeless, Shelter reveals

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3 December, 2019

Standards required in statements of reasons / procedural fairness in considering adjournment request

More Welfare rights case law

2 December, 2019

Guidance issued to employers confirms that Christmas wages paid early should be reported as though paid on the normal payday

More Welfare rights news

2 December, 2019

Social Security benefit and pension up-rating for 2020/2021 announced

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2 December, 2019

Ceasing self-employment due to physical restraints of late stages of pregnancy and aftermath of childbirth

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2 December, 2019

Department for Communities seeks to broaden existing DHP eligibility criteria in case mitigation package is not renewed beyond March 2020

More Welfare rights news

2 December, 2019

Scottish Government launches consultation on its vision for housing in 2040

More Housing news

2 December, 2019

Ombudsman criticises care home for increasing its fees by 25 per cent and threatening to evict resident if fees not paid

More Community care news

2 December, 2019

Disabled people on average earn 12.2 per cent less than non-disabled people, says ONS

More Employment news

2 December, 2019

High Court rules that Kingston Council unlawfully overcharged tenants for water by not passing on discounts agreed with water company

More Housing case law

2 December, 2019

Employment case law round up

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29 November, 2019

Tribunal’s inconsistent reporting of how it relied on claimant’s evidence amounts to error of law / observations on use of standard phrase ‘in particular’ in decision notices

More Welfare rights case law

29 November, 2019

Correct approach to assessing whether two people are ‘living together as a married couple’ / reasoning required from tribunal in ‘living together’ cases

More Welfare rights case law

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