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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 June, 2019

Less than one in ten universal credit claimants with a benefit overpayment have successfully applied to have the recovery rate reduced

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19 June, 2019

Government urged to scrap the ‘centuries-old’ Vagrancy Act

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19 June, 2019

Government announces introduction of 60 day ‘breathing space’ for people with problem debt

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19 June, 2019

Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill receives first reading in the Commons

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19 June, 2019

Disability Benefits Consortium makes formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about DWP's universal credit PR campaign

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19 June, 2019

Work and Pensions Committee welcomes Motability Operations’ commitment to release £370m reserves to support its customers

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19 June, 2019

Reductions in benefit entitlements since 2010/2011 have increased in-work poverty, says IFS

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19 June, 2019

DWP confirms data sharing agreement with Department for Education in relation to eligibility for free school meals

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18 June, 2019

DWP confirms it will not take first date of contact with Citizens Advice 'Help to Claim' service as date of claim for universal credit

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18 June, 2019

Benefit sanctions should not be applied to veterans with mental and physical health impairments

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18 June, 2019

Right to Rent checks among immigration enforcement provisions that are 'ultimately racially discriminatory’

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18 June, 2019

Leading Welsh housing organisations call for recognition of international right to adequate housing

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17 June, 2019

UN poverty and human rights report was ‘factually correct’, says DWP

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17 June, 2019

DWP Minister accepts link between survival sex and universal credit is 'clearly an issue we need to take very seriously'

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17 June, 2019

DWP announces policy change to allow SMI loan balances to be transferred to a new home

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17 June, 2019

Blue Badge scheme to be extended to people with ‘hidden disabilities’ from August 2019

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17 June, 2019

Number of households receiving council tax reduction in Scotland has fallen by almost 14 per cent since start of scheme

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17 June, 2019

High Court rules that reasoning for zero points for health and disrepair under allocation scheme is justified for disabled claimant in leaking home

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17 June, 2019

Court of Appeal considers provisions on inducements to avoid collective bargaining under Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act 1992

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