Other areas of social welfare law
Keep uptodate with the latest developments in debt, housing, employment and community care law ...
All areas
Page 1 of 84
3 February
Commission v United Kingdom (Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools)
New European Court of Justice judgment that considers the right of seconded teachers to the same progression in status and pay as those enjoyed by their national counterparts.
03 February, 2012
Burke v The College of Law & Anor
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether College of Law failed in duty under Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to make reasonable adjustments to examination conditions to prevent disabled trainee solicitor from being placed at substantial disadvantage to persons who were not disabled.
03 February, 2012
Number of personal insolvencies fall
However, Money Advice Trust caution against considering decrease as completely good news.
03 February, 2012
Welfare Reform Bill will have detrimental impact on tenants and landlords
Chartered Institute of Housing also warns that concessions aimed and improving household stability will be 'wiped out' by government's use of 'financial privilege'.
03 February, 2012
Finance and Leasing Association re-launches Lending Code
Updated Lending Code has a range of new protections for borrowers in financial difficulty, and new rights for users of store cards and short-term credit.
03 February, 2012
2 February
Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether solicitor was employee of limited liability partnership in claim for unfair dismissal, breach of contract and redundancy.
02 February, 2012
Government’s action on housing following publication of Housing Strategy
Written statement by Housing Minister includes update on extending right to buy and fairness in social housing.
02 February, 2012
Government brings forward amendments to Health and Social Care Bill
Amendments include NHS Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups having stronger duties to promote patient involvement in their own care.
02 February, 2012
1 February
Personal health budgets and NHS Continuing Healthcare discussion paper published
Paper published by Department of Health discusses how personal health budgets are relevant to people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare and how they change healthcare pathway.
01 February, 2012
Apprenticeship Programme expanded by 140 per cent between 2006/2007 and 2010/2011
National Audit Office report assesses value for money of the programme and focuses primarily on adults whose numbers have been significantly expanded in recent years.
01 February, 2012
Open letter on ‘bedroom tax’ published in Guardian
Leading organisations write open letter which calls on MP's to ensure government listens to message sent by peers concerning 'bedroom tax'.
01 February, 2012
31 January
152 councils in England are preparing to freeze or reduce council tax next year
Department for Communities and Local Government says this years freeze could potentially save households up to £72 on a band D bill.
31 January, 2012
Substantial growth in apprenticeship starts and completions
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills statistics show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in 2010/11, a 63.5 per cent increase on 2009/10 figures.
31 January, 2012
Water debt increases by a third in 2011
Money Advice Trust figures show that 10 per cent of people calling National Debtline have water debt problems, in 2006 only 3 per cent of people had this problem.
31 January, 2012
30 January
Citizens Advice responds to government’s ‘Bank Accounts for Bankrupts’ consultation
Charity hopes that Insolvency Service takes necessary action to bring an end to the disadvantage that undischarged bankrupts currently experience.
30 January, 2012
£500m funding gap for social care
Age UK publishes Care Crisis 2012 report that shows that as a result of falling spending thousands of people who need care do not receive any formal support.
30 January, 2012
The impact of welfare reform on housing
Housing associations say that welfare reform act could lead to a much greater housing crisis than the one we're dealing with today.
30 January, 2012
Citizens Advice responds to proposed payment protection insurance guidance
Citizens Advice pleased that conduct and competition regulators have shown robust and persistent determination to bring problems under control, in response to FSA and OFT consultation.
30 January, 2012
Welfare reform and cuts in investment are bound to impact on homelessness figures, says CIH
'UK Housing Review' shows that UK statutory homelessness rose in 2010 for the first time since 2003.
30 January, 2012
Employment case law round up
Latest decisions added to the Tribunals Service website.
30 January, 2012
