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We're here for everyone who cares about access to justice. Thousands of people across the UK use rightsnet every day to stay up to date with the latest social welfare law developments, to get casework support, and to test their ideas, share their experience and network with others with a shared interest in using the law to do good things. Find out more about rightsnet.

Welcome to rightsnet

News and case law

Prime Minister announces plans for major reform of personal independence payment for those with mental health conditions

Government to bring forward the transition of those on legacy ESA as part of acceleration of Move to UC process

Further increase to Administrative Earnings Threshold following Prime Minister’s statement on ‘moral mission’ to get people back to work

Government publishes consultation on reform of fit notes process to ‘better understand who needs additional support’

TUC sets out proposals for how the use of AI in the workplace might be regulated to protect the rights and interests of workers, employees and jobseekers

More than one in six universal credit claimants in ‘searching for work’ regime could be caught by government’s plans to close claims of those who ‘refuse to engage’ with the jobcentre

High Court finds council breached duty to provide ‘suitable’ interim accommodation having left a family in B&B accommodation for six months before deciding their homelessness application

Scottish Parliament votes against motion on a Bill to establish a Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council

Reports and briefings

Lost opportunities: Parents’ perspectives on how the two-child limit policy is affecting their children’s early learning and development

Missing out 2024: £23 billion of support is unclaimed each year

Valued: Breaking the link between paid and unpaid care, poverty and inequalities across Britain

Discussion

Any quick advice on family members sharing tenancy…

Advice on Appeal where there has been a PA3 report,…

Getting a refund from debt management

Rightsjobs

Advisers (Housing and Welfare Benefits / Health, Social Care and Housing / Generalist)

Welfare Benefits and Debt Advice Supervisor

Welfare Rights Training Development Officer

Training and events

PIP - Claims to Decisions

Introduction to Welfare Benefits

Students and benefits - the basics