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Welfare rights

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Communities confirms there will be no cut to advice sector funding in 2021/2022

Scottish Social Security Committee expresses ‘considerable concern’ about significant number of people unable to access social security support during Covid pandemic

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill becoming law

Scottish Government report outlines link between universal credit and homelessness

Extension of period for which assignment to the Social Security Chamber of a president who is also the president of another chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is permitted

Housing

150,000 private renters at risk of eviction due to falling behind on rent as a result of Covid-19

Notable success of ‘Everyone In’ initiative has exposed gaps in government’s approach to tackling rough sleeping, say MPs

Employment

Uber’s reclassification of its UK drivers as workers following landmark Supreme Court judgment will ‘shake up gig economy’

Business Secretary acknowledges that refusing services or employment to anyone who is not vaccinated against Covid-19 raises discrimination and other legal issues

Community care

Council agrees to refund care costs for some people in short-term residential care following Ombudsman investigation

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