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26 April, 2019

More than 400,000 people paid less than minimum wage in 2018, says Low Pay Commission

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26 April, 2019

Bedroom tax has saved more than £1.7 billion since its introduction

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26 April, 2019

Rising demand is putting ‘immense pressure’ on adult social care system, says King’s Fund

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26 April, 2019

Outdated council tax regulations adding more than £500 million a year to people’s debt

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25 April, 2019

Minister says he has 'taken a deep breath' at poor quality of some communications relating to work capability assessment

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25 April, 2019

Trussell Trust calls for end to five week wait for universal credit as number of food parcels given out increases by 18 per cent in one year

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25 April, 2019

Work and Pensions Secretary provides assurance that claimants will not be pursued for historic debt that has previously been written off

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25 April, 2019

HMRC announces that the public will be able to contact the Adjudicator’s Office by email or 'secure digital channel' by Autum 2019

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25 April, 2019

Changes to age-related benefits needed to tackle intergenerational unfairness, says Select Committee

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25 April, 2019

Welsh Government reaffirms its commitment to advice services in the face of ongoing welfare reforms

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24 April, 2019

1.9 million people will lose at least £1,000 per year under universal credit, says IFS

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24 April, 2019

Independent Age sets out three steps to ensure no older person in care suffers ‘catastrophic costs’

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24 April, 2019

Personal insolvencies in Scotland increase by 20.5 per cent in 2018/2019

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24 April, 2019

Government cuts have led to £1bn reduction in single homelessness service funding, charities warn

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24 April, 2019

Humber Landlords Association v Hull City Council

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23 April, 2019

Evidence sought of human rights impacts of introduction of digital technologies in social protection systems

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23 April, 2019

Only 21 per cent of claimants who were in receipt of support for mortgage interest as a benefit have taken up offer of replacement loan

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23 April, 2019

Appeal did not lapse following DWP's reversal of 'negative determination' that claimant failed to attend medical examination without good reason

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23 April, 2019

MHCLG statistics should not be used to draw conclusions on success of Rough Sleeping Initiative

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