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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.

2 March, 2018

Government responds to Public Accounts Committee report on homeless households

More Housing news

2 March, 2018

Ombudsman finds council at fault for giving ‘confused and confusing’ care charges information

More Community care news

1 March, 2018

Scrutiny Committee says DfE must monitor impact of its policy on free school meals eligibility under universal credit

More Welfare rights news

1 March, 2018

United First Partners Research v Carreras

More Employment case law

1 March, 2018

Pension credit severe disability addition when attendance allowance wrongly paid / guidance on social security appointees and enduring power of attorney

More Welfare rights case law

1 March, 2018

Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018

More Housing news

1 March, 2018

More than half of people claim working-age means-tested benefits at some point in their lives, says IFS

More Welfare rights news

1 March, 2018

Commencement of provisions in relation to client money protection schemes and property agents

More Housing news

28 February, 2018

Everyone who deals with Scottish Social Security Agency will be entitled to have a supporter or friend to help them

More Welfare rights news

28 February, 2018

Exemption from court fees in Scotland to be extended to those who have received crisis support through the Scottish Welfare Fund

More Welfare rights news

28 February, 2018

Paramaguru v London Borough of Ealing

More Housing case law

28 February, 2018

A child may 'normally live' in more than one household for the purposes of universal credit, in which case the 'main responsibility' test applies

More Welfare rights case law

27 February, 2018

Minister for Employment sets out the government's plans for evaluation of the Minimum Income Floor in universal credit

More Welfare rights news

27 February, 2018

More than 27,000 unemployed people have undertaken unpaid work experience at the DWP since 2011

More Welfare rights news

27 February, 2018

FCA introduces new rules to help those with problem credit card debt

More Debt news

27 February, 2018

Ombudsman criticises council for failing to monitor how a care home implemented a care plan

More Community care news

27 February, 2018

Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Banning Order Offences) Regulations 2018

More Housing news