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News and case law

Lawyers warn that government’s new ‘bank spying powers’ would breach privacy rights

Number of claimants expected to move from LCWRA to LCW following WCA reforms increases to more than 400,000

Supreme Court rules that Trade Union and Labour Relations Act breaches human rights of employees by failing to protect against detriments short of dismissal for participation in lawful strike action

High Court rules widower retained secure tenancy and right to buy despite living elsewhere

Scottish Government announces pilot of pension age disability payment will commence in five local authority areas from October 2024

Motion agreed calling for NI Minister for Communities to consider proposal to offset the two-child limit by introducing a better start larger families payment

High Court permits family to remain in former matrimonial home, despite bankrupt’s attempts to ‘sabotage’ outcome of Family Court proceedings

DWP confirms it will be laying regulations to further raise the administrative earnings threshold ‘in the coming weeks’

Reports and briefings

Valued: Breaking the link between paid and unpaid care, poverty and inequalities across Britain

Sharing Information on Disability

When I’m 64: A strategy to tackle poverty before state pension age

Discussion

Freelance work and New Style ESA

UC and "lawful and explicit consent" - has…

PIP Activities 4 and 6 and children as a prompt

Rightsjobs

Advisers (Housing and Welfare Benefits / Health, Social Care and Housing / Generalist)

Welfare Benefits and Debt Advice Supervisor

Welfare Rights Training Development Officer

Training and events

PIP - Claims to Decisions

Introduction to Welfare Benefits

Students and benefits - the basics