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Some exciting news from us ...

Rightsnet and AdviceUK to explore potential to merge

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We just added a new vacancy listing from the Mary Ward Legal Centre:

- Welfare Benefits Caseworker
- 35 hours a week
- £34,733
- Location: London
- Deadline: 2 December 2025

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November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Regulator of Social Housing and Charity Commission publish new Memorandum of Understanding

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November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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DWP to ‘re-take’ its decision not to compensate WASPI women for its failure to adequately communicate changes to state pension age

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November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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DWP publishes Terms of Reference for independent review into young people and work

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November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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StepChange welcomes Financial Conduct Authority’s review into credit builder products

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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Funding freeze on government support for temporary accommodation is draining district councils of £268m a year

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November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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We've added 2 new vacancy listings from Maggie's:

- Benefits Advisor - Aberdeen
- 37.5 hours a week
- £29,756 - £35,577
- Deadline: 24 November 2025

- Benefits Advisor - North Wales
- 37.5 hours a week
- £29,756 - £35,577
- Deadline: 24 November 2025

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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Two-child limit: Chancellor says children in big families ‘should not be penalised’

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November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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£6.5 million Access to Justice fund opens to charities in London

@citybridgefndn.bsky.social

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November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Crisis: We don’t want to do this, but if nobody else is going to provide housing, we’ll do it ourselves

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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Lord Briggs: Could the common law cope if the UK were to repeal the Human Rights Act or abandon the Human Rights Convention?

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November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Data used in HMRC crackdown on child benefit fraud resulted in almost half of families targeted being incorrectly suspected

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November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Nearly 300,000 families and individuals in England are now experiencing the worst forms of homelessness

@crisis-uk.bsky.social

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November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Law Society launches new equality, diversity and inclusion strategy

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November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Coming up in Parliament ...

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

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November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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LAA to miss its November target for restoring major IT system following recent cyber-attack

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November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Shelter: Debates around refugees and homelessness have turned toxic, and people are paying the price

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November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Tender opportunity: Exploring social investment in the homelessness sector

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November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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New fund launched to enhance access to vital services and support for disabled people in Scotland

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November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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PCS Union: Mayfield report misses key issues

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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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From Review to reality: Making a success of the Keep Britain Working review

@resolutionfoundation.org @benbgeiger.bsky.social

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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Supreme Court Justice Lord Sales:

There is an increasing recognition that the automation of administrative decision-making creates significant risks and novel challenges

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November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Z2K: Why discretionary housing payments can’t relieve the harms of freezing LHA rates

@z2ktrust.bsky.social

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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Citizens Advice calls on government to end freeze on local housing allowance rates

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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Talking about homes: Stories rooted in lived experience can bring housing issues to life

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November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM