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News and case law

Government says it is ‘not acceptable’ for social housing providers to increase service charges ‘as a means of boosting rental revenue’

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Consequential amendments to secondary legislation to reflect the transition from attendance allowance to pension age disability payment in Scotland

Department for Communities has ‘big questions to answer’ over carer’s allowance overpayments caused by ‘opaque’ earnings rules

Select Committee calls on National Audit Office to investigate problems with carer’s allowance system

Any future early legal advice pilot should be co-designed with advice stakeholders, and acknowledge value of existing services

Government commits to ensuring that the Ombudsman has the skills and knowledge to handle disputes about whether landlords unreasonably refuse tenants’ requests to keep a pet

Increase in prescribed amount of overall indebtedness and the value of a vehicle that can be disregarded for the purposes of making a debt relief order

Reports and briefings

The fight for home is a fight against racism

Poverty stigma: A glue that holds poverty in place

Caught up in the net: How universal credit benefit suspensions are affecting people who come to Citizens Advice for help

Discussion

Managed migration failed claim

UC and death of working age partner

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Rightsjobs

Information and Advice Trainer

Advice Manager

Caseworker

Training and events

Universal credit for ill health and disability

Universal Credit

Benefits for Non-EEA Nationals