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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 October, 2023

Housing Ombudsman finds that Islington Council’s disjointed approach and lack of clear leadership have led to repeated failures in housing service delivery

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24 October, 2023

Real Living Wage increases to £13.15 in London and to £12 across the rest of the UK

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23 October, 2023

Government says that it will not proceed with the abolition of section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions until reforms to the justice system are in place

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23 October, 2023

Select Committee welcomes government’s commitment to trialling a person-centred ‘Jobs Plus’ approach to employment support

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23 October, 2023

Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill completes its passage through Parliament

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23 October, 2023

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill receives Second Reading in the Commons, but is ‘unlikely to make further progress’

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23 October, 2023

Law Commission launches review of 50-year-old laws on social care for disabled children in England

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23 October, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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23 October, 2023

Scottish Government launches consultation on proposals for new pension age winter heating payment

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20 October, 2023

Government has provided no cogent reason for reducing financial support to vulnerable claimants through its proposed reforms to the WCA

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20 October, 2023

DWP confirms that more than 20,000 claimants are waiting for a decision on their Access to Work application

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20 October, 2023

Scottish Housing Regulator launches consultation on the future of social housing regulation in Scotland

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20 October, 2023

Modification of legislation in Northern Ireland to give effect to the Convention on Social Security between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the UK signed in London on 23 June 2023

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20 October, 2023

Combination of the cost of living crisis and workforce pressures risks longer waits for health and social care, reduced access and poorer outcomes

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19 October, 2023

DWP confirms it now has almost 11,000 people working directly on tackling fraud and error, up more than 40 per cent since 2020

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19 October, 2023

Select Committee seeks clarification of guidance to local authorities on circumstances when Household Support Fund payments will be classified as public funds for immigration purposes

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18 October, 2023

Renters (Reform) Bill to receive second reading in House of Commons next week

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