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We just added a new vacancy listing from Maggie's:

Benefits Advisor - Swansea
22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
£17,853 - £21,346
Location: Swansea
Deadline: 23 February, 2026

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February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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We just added a new vacancy listing from Coventry Independent Advice Centre:

Debt Adviser/Caseworker
Part-time, flexible
Up to £30,123 (pro rata)
Location: Coventry & Warwickshire
- hybrid/remote working available
Deadline: 2 March, 2026

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February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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We just added a new vacancy listing from Age UK Bromley & Greenwich:

Information & Advice Triage Worker
37.5 hours a week
£27,008
Location: Bromley and Greenwich
Deadline: 3 March, 2026

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February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Behind the app: Bogus self-employment and the rise of talent platforms

@tuc.org.uk

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February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Government publishes updated timetable for changes being introduced in 2026 through the Employment Rights Act 2025

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69861
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Independent Age launches new round of its Boosting Advice Fund

@independentage.bsky.social

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February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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We just added details of new courses and events from @legalactiongroup.bsky.social:

- Introduction to Housing Law

- Domestic Abuse & Housing Law: An Intersectional Approach

- Mental Health Act: What’s New ...

More: rightsnet.org.uk/training-and-events#Legal-Action-Group
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Removal of Two Child Limit Bill passes Second Reading in the Commons

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February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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We just added a new vacancy listing from Manchester City Council:

Advice Worker (Macmillan)
35 hours per week
Location: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Deadline: 17 February, 2026

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February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Bill to provide for removal of the two-child limit to receive its Second Reading in the Commons

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69832
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Independent, evidence-led advisory process needed to make recommendations for benefit uprating

@resolutionfoundation.org

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February 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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A reminder that the deadline for this opportunity we have listed with the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group is coming up soon:

Coordinator
35 hours a week (negotiable)
£41,962
Location: Manchester
Deadline: 4 February, 2026

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February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Coming up in Parliament ...

This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69798
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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Structural and cultural changes needed to transform claimants’ day-to-day experiences of the universal credit system

@resolutionfoundation.org @changingrealities.bsky.social

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69781
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Children’s Commissioner highlights children’s views about how growing up on a low income affects major aspects of their lives

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69771
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Government action needed to address ‘patchy and overstretched’ debt advice provision

@moneyandmentalhealth.org

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69760
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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A reminder that the deadlines for these two opportunities with Salford Citizens Advice are coming up:

Generalist Adviser
36.25 hours a week
Deadline: 30 January 2026

Training Supervisor (Volunteers)
21.75 hours a week
Deadline: 30 January 2026

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January 29, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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We just added a new vacancy listing from Hospitality Action:

Welfare Benefits Advisor
35 hours per week
£34 - £40k, depending on experience
Location: London / hybrid
Deadline: 27 February, 2026

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January 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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How relentless cost of living crisis is impacting on advice services facing record demand and ‘hand-to-mouth’ funding

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69698
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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We just added 2 new vacancy listings from the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group:

Coordinator
35 hours a week (negotiable)
Deadline: 4 February, 2026

Worker
14 to 21 hours a week (negotiable)
Deadline: 10 April, 2026

More info: www.rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Coming up in Parliament ...

This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69691
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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A reminder that the deadlines for these great opportunities we have listed are coming up soon:

Sessional Welfare Benefits Adviser
Maundy Relief
Deadline: 27 Jan 2026

Academic & Welfare Adviser
Aston Students' Union
Deadline: 28 Jan 2026

More info: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Event: Forging Connections: An early career forum on poverty and social justice

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69681
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Event: Fixing the 13-year itch: How to make Universal Credit work for the seven million families who claim it

@resolutionfoundation.org

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69677
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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New research highlights persistent and pressing challenges for debt advisers

@institutema.bsky.social

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69667
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM