Fast-tracked access to benefits will be extended to a year from six months for people nearing the end of life, under changes due to take effect from 4 April.
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Apr
Apr
Reporting the ethnicity pay gap should be mandatory, and is the first step to addressing pay disparities between employees from different ethnic backgrounds, say a cross-party group of MPs.
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Mar
Mar
Acas has published new advice today to help employers handle staff bereavement at work and understand an employee’s legal right to time off.
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Mar
Mar
The Homelessness Monitor: England 2022, published by Crisis, is the latest report in a longitudinal study providing independent analysis of the homelessness impacts of recent economic and policy developments in England.
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Mar
Mar
This briefing gives an overview of rising prices, particularly food, energy and fuel prices, including the potential impact of the conflict in Ukraine. It outlines Government support for the rising cost of living as well as how rising prices, interest rates and other policies which will impact household budgets.
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Mar
Mar
The Government aims to deliver 300,000 new homes per year. This briefing covers trends in supply and considers barriers and potential solutions to delivering more homes.
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Mar
Mar
The Government’s social housing white paper is intended to deliver transformational change for social housing residents in England. This briefing outlines the measures set out in the white paper, stakeholder reaction and the next steps.
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Mar
Mar
This briefing paper considers debate about who is responsible for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Mar
Mar
This paper explains the framework within which local authorities allocate their housing stock.
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Mar
Mar
This page provides an overview of the Government’s strategy on Living with Covid-19 and a summary of the relevant policy changes.