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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.

19 December, 2023

Work and Pensions Secretary gives categorical assurance that powers to carry out checks on claimants’ bank accounts will only be used where ‘there is a clear signal of fraud or error’

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19 December, 2023

First Health Transformation Programme statistics show that almost 7,300 claimants were referred to the new service between January and October 2023

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19 December, 2023

Scottish Government commits to increasing devolved benefits by 6.7 per cent in April 2024

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19 December, 2023

Government proposes increasing social care grant to £4.5 billion in 2024/2025

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19 December, 2023

Right to receive visits and to be accompanied in care homes and other care settings in England added as a ‘fundamental standard’ regulated by CQC

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18 December, 2023

DWP confirms further set of postcodes where online apply for PIP service is now available

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18 December, 2023

Scottish Government sets out progress made on its new homelessness prevention legislation

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18 December, 2023

Government launches consultation on draft Code of Practice on the fair allocation of tips

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18 December, 2023

Full benefits of introducing a right to work policy for asylum seekers may only be realised in Scotland if it is supported by adequate reception, settlement and integration services

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18 December, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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15 December, 2023

Independent Case Examiner welcomes change to DWP’s procedure for assessing income of students claiming universal credit

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15 December, 2023

Government confirms it will engage with Ofgem in its work to revise the standing charge model

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14 December, 2023

Mims Davies given DWP portfolio for Disabled People, Health and Work

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14 December, 2023

Almost a third of universal credit claimants are on the ‘health’ caseload

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14 December, 2023

More than a quarter of DHP expenditure in the first half of 2023/2024 was awarded to help secure and move to alternative accommodation

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14 December, 2023

Recent increase in social security and child support appeal receipts driven by increases in universal credit and attendance allowance appeals

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14 December, 2023

One in five private rented dwellings fails to meet Decent Homes Standard

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14 December, 2023

Public Bill Committee launches call for evidence on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

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14 December, 2023

Money and Mental Health calls for FCA to carry out immediate review of consumer credit collection practices to address the harm caused by high volumes of arrears communications

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