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21 June, 2018

Tax credits amounting to £1.32 billion paid out as a result of error and fraud in 2016/2017

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21 June, 2018

Council found at fault for ignoring medical evidence when refusing a man’s housing application

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21 June, 2018

People in debt with an additional vulnerability tend to be in a worse financial position than others

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21 June, 2018

Free personal care and nursing care in Scotland to be extended to people under 65 from April 2019

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21 June, 2018

Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth

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20 June, 2018

Low income households have seen an 11 per cent cut in average income as a result of recent welfare reforms

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20 June, 2018

Government issues guidance on the extension of mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation

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20 June, 2018

Government rejects Treasury Committee's recommendation to pay childcare costs in universal credit up front

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20 June, 2018

At least 8 per cent of the Scottish population has experienced homelessness at some point

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19 June, 2018

Single payment system in universal credit increases risk of financial abuse

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19 June, 2018

Proposed variations to a jobseeker’s agreement that do not change a claimant’s availability for employment are not necessarily reasonable

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19 June, 2018

8 out of 10 rough sleepers who died on the streets last year had mental health support needs

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19 June, 2018

IIAC issues new guidance for diagnosing and assessing disability from occupational disease and injury

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19 June, 2018

Prescribed disease D11 could apply to a claimant who has worked as a coalminer, says IIAC

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19 June, 2018

IIAC decides against prescribing connective tissue diseases in workers with exposure to crystalline silica

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19 June, 2018

Number of children in temporary accommodation in Scotland continues to rise

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18 June, 2018

Government announces end to unnecessary PIP reviews for most severe health conditions

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18 June, 2018

Northern Ireland parties call for new definition of terminal illness for personal independence payment purposes

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18 June, 2018

Scottish Government launches inquiry into the impact of universal credit on those who are in work

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