IFS highlights hidden economic toll of menopause, with lasting drops in earnings and employment www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69501

Baroness Lister: Effect of removing the two-child limit will be blunted by the refusal to abolish the overall benefit cap www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69500

Why MPs are a flawed substitute for legal advice: "No-one should have to rely on their MP happening to have a good caseworker ... [people] need to be able to know about – and enforce – their rights. And that takes a strong advice and justice sector." www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69491

We've added two new vacancy listings from Maggie's: Benefits Advisor - Middlesbrough 37.5 hours a week £29,756 - £35,577 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026 Benefits Advisor - Northampton 37.5 hours a week £29,756 - £35,577 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

We just added lots of new online training dates from @cpaguk.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69469

Coming up in Parliament ... This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69468

New job for the New Year? Check out the great opportunities we have listed from: Citizens Advice: - Camden - Liverpool - Richmond - Salford Heriot-Watt University Islington Law Centre London Legal Support Trust Tameside Council More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and here’s hoping for a brilliant 2026. Thanks so much from everyone here at rightsnet for your continued support through the year .. we hope we’ve been helpful to you in all the unbelievable work you do out there. Have a fantastic break whatever you’re doing

Deep down I feared ... who will listen to any of us, and especially to me? @changingrealities.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69425

We added a new vacancy listing from @londonlegal.bsky.social: Senior Programme Manager Full-time £42,000 - £45,000 Location: London / Hybrid Deadline: 14 January, 2026 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

Justice Minister outlines disaster recovery work carried out in response to LAA cyber attack www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69433

Extension of 56-day refugee ‘move-on’ period until 16 January 2026 following High Court challenge www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69431

People with MND are dying waiting for applications for disabled facilities grants to be processed www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69432

We just added a new vacancy listing from Citizens Advice Richmond: Financial Resilience Navigator 35 hours per week £32,682 – £33,662.46 Location: Richmond Deadline: Rolling More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

MoJ announces new £20m, three-year funding for the access to justice sector www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69422

Future of the youth minimum wage and issues around young people’s mental health to be considered as part of Milburn review www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69405

Senior DWP officials under mounting pressure over their ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance overpayment scandal www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69404

Information Commissioner dismisses DWP’s description of investigative journalist as ‘vengeful’ and ‘vexatious’ @johnpring.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69399

We just added lots of new training dates from the Benefits Training Company ... ... booking now through to December 2026 www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69398

High Court orders Home Office to delay refugee evictions www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69351

We just added a new vacancy listing from Citizens Advice Camden: Adviser 28 hours per week £27,203.90 - £28,324.94 Location: Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 Deadline: 19 January, 2026 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

We just added some new training dates from Independent Age @independentage.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69343

Advice sector urges Prime Minister to commit to the introduction of a statutory bailiff regulator www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69348

New contingency arrangements for civil legal aid applications have come into effect www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69345

Local welfare assistance schemes can be hard to find, hard to navigate, and exhausting to deal with when you are already in crisis www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69338

Acute hardship being faced by low-income families is seeing little improvement, and promises to get worse @jrf-uk.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69337

Nuffield invites proposals for research projects that confront the scale and urgency of the UK’s biggest social and economic challenges @nuffieldfoundation.org www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69326

More than half of teachers in England work with children who are homeless @sheltercharity.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69319

More than half of teachers in England work with children who are homeless @sheltercharity.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69319

No one in government appears to be curious about how much better people’s lives would be with a relatively modest investment in advice @wearelapg.bsky.social @legalactiongroup.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69302

Employment Rights Bill completes its passage through the Commons and the Lords www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69304

Blog: Tenant redress for abuse of possession grounds under the Renters’ Rights Act @nearlylegal.co.uk www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69289

Costs in judicial review cases: Investigating ‘public law’s disgrace' @publiclawproject.bsky.social @legalactiongroup.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69281

Call for evidence: Experiences of universal credit targeted case reviews www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69283

Current employment downturn caused by a deficit of jobs as opposed to rising economic inactivity @resolutionfoundation.org www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69277

Kent County Council settles judicial review claim, agreeing to make significant changes to its policy on deducting disability related spending from social care charges @inclusionlondon.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69279

DWP needs overhaul to restore trust after carer’s allowance scandal www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69278

Nominations are open for the 2026 IMA Money Advice Awards @institutema.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69260

Coming up in Parliament ... This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69269

Analysis: Reasons for the UK to remain in the ECHR have largely been missing from media reporting and political discussion www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69246

We just added a new vacancy listing from Tameside Council: Welfare Benefits and Debt Advice Supervisor 36 hours a week £39,862 - £41,771 per annum Location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside Deadline: 14 January, 2026 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

Concerns that the Scottish child payment creates work disincentives have been ‘overplayed’ www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69263

How allocation policies affect domestic abuse survivors with housing-related debt @cihhousing.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69241

Cuts to non-health-related benefits shift claimants onto disability benefits @theifs.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69256

We've added a new vacancy listing from Heriot-Watt University: Research Intern - Homelessness Prevention Programme Full Time Grade 3 (£23,350 - £24,215) per annum Location: Edinburgh / Remote working Deadline: 12 January 2026 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

At least one in 153 people in England are homeless @sheltercharity.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69243

More than 200,000 families and individuals are experiencing ‘hidden homeless’ @crisis-uk.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69245

Scottish Government welcomes launch of Scotland’s first helpline for women experiencing economic abuse www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69238

Housing sector must turn the passion of young professionals into progress, ensuring people feel valued, supported and inspired to stay @cihhousing.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69220

Peers told they risk ‘constitutional crisis’ after surprise vote to continue blocking employment rights bill www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69233