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Welfare rights

Conservative government will ‘continue to improve’ universal credit, says Work and Pensions Secretary

DWP confirms process for verifying EU nationals’ settled status and pre-settled status

New DWP guidance for refugees confirms that benefit claims can be made without a national insurance number

Work and Pensions Committee requests detailed explanation of how technology is being used by DWP in assessment of claims and claimants’ identities

A tribunal’s responsibilities when contemplating use of an informal interpreter at a hearing

Housing

Up to 2.6 million housing association tenants to be given the right to shared ownership, says Housing Secretary

Number of homeless deaths increases by 22 per cent in 2018, the largest annual rise so far recorded

Community care

Scottish Government consults on its policies for unpaid carers

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