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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.

2 April, 2024

Disregarding the Scottish special support loan for students for the purposes of legacy means-tested benefits

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2 April, 2024

Legislation authorising more than £7.5 billion of social security and social justice spending in Scotland in 2024/2025 receives Royal Assent

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2 April, 2024

Majority of Scotland’s local authorities are using new powers to double council tax rates on second homes from April 2024

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2 April, 2024

Bill to establish a Disability Commissioner for Scotland introduced in Scottish Parliament

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2 April, 2024

Increase of limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other sums payable under employment legislation in Northern Ireland

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2 April, 2024

Round-up of recent Upper Tribunal housing case law

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2 April, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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28 March, 2024

MPs call for statutory sick pay reforms including increase in payment rates and entitlement for low paid workers who are currently excluded

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28 March, 2024

Commencement of Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 provisions including in relation to Regulator’s new powers to authorise emergency repairs in specified cases of disrepair

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28 March, 2024

National living wage and national minimum wage rates from April 2024

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28 March, 2024

Low Pay Commission says it expects April 2024 increase in national minimum wage will mean government meets long-standing target of it equalling two-thirds of median hourly earnings

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28 March, 2024

Introduction of a revised Code of Practice on requests for flexible working

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28 March, 2024

Government announces plans to address the misuse of confidentiality clauses and non-disclosure agreements by employers

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28 March, 2024

Shared ownership model is ‘drastically failing’ as buyers face rising rents, uncapped service charges and disproportionate exposure to repair and maintenance costs

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28 March, 2024

Uprating of social security benefits in Scotland 2024/2025

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27 March, 2024

Scottish Government publishes discretionary housing payment guidance manual for devolved scheme from 1 April 2024

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27 March, 2024

Scottish Government introduces Bill to prevent homelessness and strengthen tenants’ rights

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