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Millions Reviewed: Making the DWP’s ‘Targeted Case Review’ Process Fairer for Benefit Claimants Across the UK
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/pdfs/Targeted_Case_Reviews.pdf Executive summaryIn 2022, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched ‘Targeted CaseReview’ (TCR), a large-scale fraud and error reduction scheme involving checkson the accuracy of payments made to millions of Universal Credit claimants(DWP, 2022). The scheme has scaled up dramatically since then. With over twomillion reviews completed to date (DWP, 2026a), almost 6,000…
Saving private renters – Why the Government should unfreeze Local Housing Allowance
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/saving-private-renters/ Local Housing Allowance (LHA), which caps how much support is provided through the social security system to low-income private renters, was last relinked to the 30th percentile of rents in April 2024, and has been frozen in cash terms ever since. But private rents have risen considerably since then. [1] A low-income family renting…
Private rent and house prices, UK: September 2026
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/september2026 Main points
Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters – All landlords must sign up to new, simple ‘Register your rental property’ service as it rolls out across the country.
Private renters will benefit from stronger protections, greater transparency and more confidence in the homes they rent under the next phase of the government’s Renters’ Rights Act reforms. Through a new national landlord registration service and a clearer route to challenge rent increases in England, renters will be able to make more informed choices about where they live and…
Today many thousands more children across England will be fuelled for learning thanks to a free school meal.
School Food Review statement on the expansion of free school mealsIssued September 2026Today many thousands more children across England will be fuelled for learning thanksto a free school meal. As organisations working in schools and with children, we knowthis is a huge boost for children and families.For too long, school food has been a source…
Almost half of councils increase bailiff use as council tax arrears hit £7.4bn
Almost half (48% or 153 councils) of local authorities in England and Wales increased their use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt in 2025/26, according to new Freedom of Information research by National Debtline as part of our latest Stop the Knock campaign. Our research also revealed a reduction in protections for some of…
Two in five British adults expect their finances to worsen over the next year with energy bills driving concerns
New research from StepChange Debt Charity has revealed growing concern about household finances, with millions of people worried about how they will cope as energy costs are expected to rise ahead of winter. These statistics come as Ofgem is expected to announce a rise in the energy price cap from October, before households have felt…
Responding to the latest Ofgem price cap, Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said:
Responding to the latest Ofgem price cap, Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said: “Today’s price cap rise pushes energy prices to a three year high. It’s another sign of the relentless erosion of living standards across the country: energy bills are simply too high, prices leapfrog incomes, and debt levels continue to…
Free bus travel 24/7 for disabled people From 1 April 2027
Eligible disabled people across England will get free bus travel all day, every day, after the Prime Minister announced today (Tuesday 18 August) that the government will lift time restrictions on concessionary passes. From 1 April 2027, people who hold a disabled bus pass can travel on buses for free, no matter the time of…