Children, Education, Migrant support | Tuesday 24 May 2016
New regulations to allow certain young migrants to access student loans and other support
The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Welfare benefits | Tuesday 24 May 2016
Commerciality of a letting provided by a son to his sick mother
In CE v Maldon District Council [2015] UKUT 565 (AAC) (Judge Mark), the Upper Tribunal considered the effect on commerciality of a letting between a son and his mother where the mother was suffering from a fatal illness.
Welfare benefits | Tuesday 24 May 2016
Benefit sanctions and delays among the most common causes for people falling into destitution
A report published on 27 April 2016 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found that 1.25 million people in the UK are destitute, including over 300,000 children.
Welfare benefits | Tuesday 24 May 2016
Universal Credit has been watered down so much that it risks failing to achieve its original purpose, warns Resolution Foundation
In a report published on 3 May 2016, the Resolution Foundation think tank states that cuts to Universal Credit work allowances have undermined the incentive to enter work for a short number of hours.
