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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.

2 January, 2024

Claimant who was imprisoned on remand before end of first assessment period was not entitled to universal credit

More Welfare rights case law

2 January, 2024

Maintaining provisions in relation to annual leave and holiday pay in Northern Ireland following changes to retained EU law

More Employment news

2 January, 2024

Round-up of recent decisions of the Housing Ombudsman

More Housing news

2 January, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

More Employment case law

2 January, 2024

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

More Housing case law

22 December, 2023

Reproducing in domestic law certain interpretive effects of retained EU law that provide protection against discrimination that would otherwise cease to apply at the end of 2023

More Employment news

22 December, 2023

DWP issues guidance to local authorities on housing benefit uprating for financial year ending March 2025

More Welfare rights news

22 December, 2023

HMRC confirms tax credits, child benefit and guardian’s allowance rates for 2024/2025

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22 December, 2023

Public Accounts Committee launches call for evidence on reforming adult social care in England

More Community care news

21 December, 2023

Home Office reverses decision to reduce notice period for people granted refugee status to leave asylum accommodation

More Housing news

21 December, 2023

Chief Medical Officer for Scotland issues updated guidance in relation to terminal illness rules for disability benefits

More Welfare rights news

21 December, 2023

Increase in the value of a vehicle that is disregarded in the calculation of a person’s assets when determining eligibility for a debt relief order in Northern Ireland

More Debt news

20 December, 2023

Information Commissioner says that he is unable to provide assurance to Parliament that measure requiring banks to provide information on claimants’ bank accounts is proportionate

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20 December, 2023

Number of new claims registered for PIP continues to increase following a largely upward trend for 2023

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20 December, 2023

Independent Living Fund to reopen to new applicants in Scotland

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20 December, 2023

Enabling Scottish local authorities to increase council tax payable on second homes by up to 100 per cent

More Housing news

19 December, 2023

Suggestion that role of disability minister has been downgraded is a ‘complete misunderstanding’ says Work and Pensions Secretary

More Welfare rights news