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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.

11 March, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

More Employment case law

11 March, 2024

Scottish tribunal erred in law by failing to allow late claim for funeral expenses under provisions that relax deadlines if reason for lateness is ‘related’ to coronavirus

More Welfare rights case law

11 March, 2024

Amendments to social care charging provisions in Wales in 2024/2025

More Community care news

8 March, 2024

Amendments to paternity leave provisions, including extension of period in which leave can be taken to 52 weeks

More Employment news

7 March, 2024

Work and Pensions Committee launches inquiry to examine whether responsibility for employment support should be devolved to local areas

More Welfare rights news

7 March, 2024

Assessment of income for the purposes of charging for residential care in England in 2024/2025

More Community care news

7 March, 2024

Ensuring that uprating of guardian’s allowance for 2024/2025 does not apply where the claimant is living abroad

More Welfare rights news

7 March, 2024

Annual revaluation of earnings factors used for the calculation of additional state pension and guaranteed minimum pension

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7 March, 2024

Northern Ireland Court of Appeal rules that Industrial Tribunal’s determination that a claimant was not disabled, as defined by the DDA 1995, was inconsistent with and contradictory of the evidence before it

More Employment case law

6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Household Support Fund to be extended for six months to September 2024

More Welfare rights news

6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Maximum repayment period for universal credit budgeting advances to be increased from 12 to 24 months

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6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Government commits to assessing the high income child benefit charge on household rather than individual income by April 2026

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6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Government outlines commitment to provide additional funding to support the processing of disability benefit claims

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6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Additional Jobcentre Support pilot to be extended for further twelve months

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6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Government confirms action to end inequity of people with prepayment meters being charged more up-front for their energy than other consumers

More Debt news

6 March, 2024

Budget 2024: Debt relief order one-off administration fees to be scrapped from April 2024

More Debt news

5 March, 2024

NAWRA raises concerns over rapid pace of managed migration to universal credit despite evidence of insufficient support and information for vulnerable claimants

More Welfare rights news