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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.

24 November, 2023

Rise in energy price cap from January 2024 ‘will only add to pressure’ on households struggling with energy debts

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24 November, 2023

Ofgem consults on proposals to reduce price difference between standing charges for people with prepayment meters and those who pay by direct debit

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24 November, 2023

Council tax help for those with a Homes for Ukraine immigration permission who are not living with a sponsor

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23 November, 2023

Government to freeze LHA rates again from 2025/2026 after announcing an increase for next year in yesterday’s Autumn Statement

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23 November, 2023

OBR forecasts that LCWRA caseload will reduce by more than 370,000 by 2028/2029 as a result of government’s proposed changes to the WCA

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23 November, 2023

Government tables amendments to Data Protection Bill to allow the DWP to carry out regular checks on benefit claimants’ bank accounts

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23 November, 2023

Learning and Work Institute and Carers Trust call on government to exempt young adult carers from full-time education rule in carer’s allowance

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23 November, 2023

Homes for Ukraine ‘thank you’ payments scheme extended into a third year

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23 November, 2023

Housing Act 1988 (Amendment) Bill receives its first reading

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23 November, 2023

Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill receives its first reading

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23 November, 2023

Unless decisive action is taken, Scottish Government will find that its commitments and targets to tackle child poverty will become unachievable, say MSPs

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22 November, 2023

Government confirms plans to ‘get people into work to deliver growth’ as part of ‘biggest set of welfare reforms in a decade’

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22 November, 2023

Chancellor announces benefits to be increased by September 2023’s inflation figure next year and LHA rates to be increased to the 30th percentile of rents

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22 November, 2023

Government issues response to September 2023 consultation on reforms to the work capability assessment

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22 November, 2023

Increases in the transitional severe disability premium element in universal credit for those who were entitled to other disability premiums prior to migrating

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22 November, 2023

Government accepts Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to increase national living wage to £11.44 from 1 April 2024

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22 November, 2023

Ensuring that a Category D retirement pension can continue to be claimed by people residing in an EEA state or Switzerland

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22 November, 2023

Change in date from which provisions relating to increase in the maximum amount of the ‘right to rent’ civil penalty come into force

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22 November, 2023

Court of Session rules that a creditor was not obliged to seek proof of delivery of a debt claim in order to comply with Rule 18.2 of the Simple Procedure Rules

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