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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.

18 December, 2017

Employment case law round up

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15 December, 2017

Government confirms that 75,000 claimants may have been underpaid ESA following conversion from incapacity benefit

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15 December, 2017

Extension of flexible payment arrangements for universal credit claimants in Scotland

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15 December, 2017

Urgent Bulletin issued to local authorities on closure of universal credit live service to new claims from 1 January 2018

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15 December, 2017

Increasing unaffordability of private tenancies causing homelessness among people with stable jobs

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15 December, 2017

Government dismisses call for a code of conduct for work coaches on applying sanctions to disabled people

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15 December, 2017

Factors to consider when assessing visual impairment and ability to complete activity 'safely' in relation to PIP mobility activity 1 (planning and following a journey)

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15 December, 2017

Scottish Government confirms that Scotland’s new social security system will be open to independent scrutiny

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15 December, 2017

Scrutiny Committee draws draft Banning Order regulations to attention of the House

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14 December, 2017

DWP drops its key performance measure to uphold 80 per cent of decisions when carrying out mandatory reconsiderations

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14 December, 2017

Only 12 per cent of mandatory reconsiderations of ESA work capability assessment decisions result in a changed decision

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14 December, 2017

Almost 80,000 households are in temporary accommodation in England, up 6 per cent over previous year

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14 December, 2017

FCA launches further consultation on proposed changes to rules for longer-term credit card debt

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14 December, 2017

Government confirms that new claims to universal credit live service will not be accepted from 1 January 2018

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14 December, 2017

Local authorities in England and Wales spent 44 per cent of their DHP funding in first six months of 2017/2018

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14 December, 2017

84 per cent of social security and child support appeal receipts relate to PIP and ESA

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14 December, 2017

Employment Tribunal claims increase by 64 per cent in July to September 2017

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14 December, 2017

Government launches consultation on new child maintenance compliance and arrears strategy

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14 December, 2017

Short and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Notification of Local Authorities) Bill receives first reading

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