The JSSL provides expert coverage & analysis of developments in #SocialSecurity law/policy/practice, covering welfare benefits in the UK & internationally.
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The gap between rates of Local Housing Allowance and prevailing private rents is close to a record high.
Read how the government can fix it 👇️
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ALT Chart showing gap between private rents and Local Housing Allowance, as a proportion of the LHA rate: Great Britain, April 2012 to March 2028 (projected from September 2026)
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Join our upcoming course designed for people that want to learn how to use the Quick Benefits Calculator effectively and confidently.
Book your place: tinyurl.com/pbxj2jem
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The term "disability" doesnt equate to being in receipt of benefits.
Its a defined term; Equality Act 2010, a disability is a physical or mental condition that has a large and lasting negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.
This ⬇️ is duplicitous framing
The term ‘disability’ is in danger of losing all meaning.
Spending £45 billion a year on sickness benefits is more than the entire Home Office budget, at a time when we are borrowing just to pay the interest on our debt.
That is totally unsustainable.
Labour is creating a two-tier economy: one where hard-working taxpayers get up early and go to work, only to pay for another that relies on handouts.
Do not doubt that Kemi and I have the backbone to make the tough decisions needed to restore our nation’s finances.
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Is welfare spending 'out of control'?
We took a closer look and discussed some of the big items in Burnham's in-tray in the latest episode of High Resolution 👉 buff.ly/YC754Cy
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'To the person who says it's a snowflake generation, just live just 24 hours as a 16 year old'
Professor Peter Fonagy, the head of an independent review into mental health, ADHD and autism, has told Catherine Burns on #BBCBreakfast that there has been a real rise in mental distress among children and young people, with anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzr…
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Imagine being disabled and unable to claim PIP because your partner earns “too much”, even though you cannot access or control that money.
Means-testing PIP could leave disabled women financially dependent on partners and make it even harder to escape coercive control, financial abuse or a relationship that has broken down. Household income does not guarantee personal financial security.
PIP recognises the extra costs and barriers caused by disability. It belongs to the disabled person and must remain individual and non-means-tested.
#PIP #DisabilityBenefits #DomesticAbuse #FinancialAbuse #CoerciveControl
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3 things to note on all the current tax debates:
1. Raising the income tax Personal Allowance does *not* benefit those on the lowest incomes most. It's people in the richest half of the country who mostly benefit.
(Although mainly middle earners rather than the very rich.)
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PIP/ADP is about contributing to the additional costs that disabled people incur as a result and consequence of their disability. Nothing mystical or mysterious about it. The additional costs faced by disabled people in the UK is over £1,000 p/m.
Source: scope.org.uk/campaigns/disab…
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We're concerned by the pace of progress on the Carers Allowance overpayments reassessment exercise (see today's Guardian). We’re calling for a clear plan to speed this up and ensure a swift resolution for carers who have been wrongly given overpayments
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UK civil society including @DisRightsUK brings UK poverty and human rights concerns to new UN Special Rapporteur.
Read the @JustFairUK blog here:
justfair.org.uk/uk-civil-soc…
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New analysis from @TheIFS showing that relatively few low-earners who are saving into a pension are in receipt of UC.
Therefore, measures which particularly increase the pension contributions of low earners *will* result in a substantial reduction in take-home pay.
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What are socio-economic rights, and why do they matter?
Ahead of this week’s conference, Socio-Economic Rights: The Next Chapter, at KCL, Adrian Berry KC explains.
Register here: tinyurl.com/yc87j732
#SocioEconomicRights #PSED #humanrights #AccessToJustice
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One in 10 Irish children are deprived of basic necessities as Ireland sees a sharp rise in child poverty despite a strong growth in average incomes, research suggests
rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/090…
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Out today, my view on the recent change in how disabled people are viewed in @guardian.
I had an amazing
experience as a disabled person at school in the 70s. Since then, discrimination has got far worse | Mik Scarlet | The Guardian share.google/jZxVXh4O7kPy99a…
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Great to write for @LabourList about the Timms review opportunity for Labour. “Social security reform doesn’t need to be a binary choice between protecting disabled people or building a sustainable system. Labour has a chance to show that popular and lasting reform can do both. “
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Social Security Scotland unable to recover some DWP benefit debts dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/…
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Book your tickets for CPAG's welfare rights conference this October. Hear from our expert speakers in both Manchester and London.
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As summer draws to a close, we're looking forward to bringing advisers together for our next free, expert practitioner-led Adviser Network Meeting, covering the latest developments in Social Security Law and Policy.
This meeting will focus on:
UC – ‘Problems and solutions’
Starting the LCWRA Health Journey
Recording Medical Assessments: Access and Use
Policy Updates
Case Law Developments
Overview
Peer to Peer Discussion
Our content is informed by issues reported by advisers and is designed to help practitioners respond effectively to developing challenges and complexities.
Date: Friday 25 September
Time: 11:00-13:00
Register at: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/LYQS…
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So after months and years of disability benefits bashing in most papers, and almost weekly on @JeremyVineOn5 and @LBC, it turns out that the general public is as fed up with it as disabled people are, and no one really wants it.
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