× Search rightsnet
Search options

Where

Benefit

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

From

to

News and case law

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 April, 2018

Jobcentres have been told that 'Windrush generation' claimants should not have their benefits stopped, says Home Secretary

More Welfare rights news

24 April, 2018

Growing proportion of foodbank referrals is due to benefit levels not covering the costs of essentials, says Trussell Trust

More Welfare rights news

24 April, 2018

Scottish Welfare Fund crisis grant awards increase by 6 per cent compared to the same quarter in previous year

More Welfare rights news

24 April, 2018

Committee seeks views on proposal to increases the maximum council tax ‘empty homes premium’

More Housing news

24 April, 2018

Green v Southern Pacific Mortgage Ltd & Anor

More Debt case law

24 April, 2018

New Burdens payments as a result of universal credit changes

More Welfare rights news

23 April, 2018

Government agrees to introduce recording of PIP assessments as a standard part of the process

More Welfare rights news

23 April, 2018

To show that assistance qualifies as social support requires evidence as to nature, frequency and effect / established relationships do not need to be long term or regular

More Welfare rights case law

23 April, 2018

Abrahall & Ors v Nottingham City Council & Anor

More Employment case law

23 April, 2018

Employment case law round up

More Employment case law

23 April, 2018

Bankruptcy Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2018

More Debt news

20 April, 2018

High Court rules that the two child limit is compatible with the ECHR, but allows claim in relation to the lawfulness of the kinship care exception

More Welfare rights case law

20 April, 2018

CPAG launches judicial review proceedings against DWP decision to limit backdating of underpaid benefit following ESA error

More Welfare rights news

20 April, 2018

Universal Jobmatch to be replaced by new ‘Find a job’ service

More Welfare rights news

20 April, 2018

Welsh Government should abolish the concept of ‘priority need’, says National Assembly Committee

More Housing news

20 April, 2018

400,000 left without gas or electricity because of lack of funds to top up their prepayment meter

More Debt news

20 April, 2018

DWP compensation for local authorities faced with compulsory redundancies as a result of housing benefit work moving to the DWP

More Welfare rights news

20 April, 2018

DWP developing two new data matching rules to help local authorities identify incorrect housing benefit claims

More Welfare rights news

20 April, 2018

£344m needed for social care in Wales by 2021/2022, warns the Welsh Local Government Association

More Community care news

Our webtools:

rightsnet community

News & case law updates

About rightsnet

Privacy and legal

Website by MID