Two-child limit: Chancellor says children in big families ‘should not be penalised’ www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68837

£6.5 million Access to Justice fund opens to charities in London @citybridgefndn.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68838

Crisis: We don’t want to do this, but if nobody else is going to provide housing, we’ll do it ourselves www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68827

Lord Briggs: Could the common law cope if the UK were to repeal the Human Rights Act or abandon the Human Rights Convention? www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68834

Data used in HMRC crackdown on child benefit fraud resulted in almost half of families targeted being incorrectly suspected www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68828

Nearly 300,000 families and individuals in England are now experiencing the worst forms of homelessness @crisis-uk.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68822

Law Society launches new equality, diversity and inclusion strategy www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68795

Coming up in Parliament ... This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68799

LAA to miss its November target for restoring major IT system following recent cyber-attack www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68794

Shelter: Debates around refugees and homelessness have turned toxic, and people are paying the price @shelterscotland.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68797

Tender opportunity: Exploring social investment in the homelessness sector @homelesslink.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68793

New fund launched to enhance access to vital services and support for disabled people in Scotland www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68791

PCS Union: Mayfield report misses key issues @pcsunion.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68792

From Review to reality: Making a success of the Keep Britain Working review @resolutionfoundation.org @benbgeiger.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68787

Supreme Court Justice Lord Sales: There is an increasing recognition that the automation of administrative decision-making creates significant risks and novel challenges www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68775

Z2K: Why discretionary housing payments can’t relieve the harms of freezing LHA rates @z2ktrust.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68781

Citizens Advice calls on government to end freeze on local housing allowance rates www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68766

Talking about homes: Stories rooted in lived experience can bring housing issues to life www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68760

Have new WCA claims exploded in the last year? @benbgeiger.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68772

We just added a new vacancy listing from Brent Irish Advisory Service: - Welfare and Housing Adviser - 35 hours a week - £29,000 to £34,000 - Location: London - Deadline: 3 December 2025 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

Legal Aid Agency invites expressions of interest for housing, debt and welfare benefits work under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68762

Justice Minister: AI could provide a justice system that is fairer, more accessible and more ethical than ever before www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68757

Opposition day motion calling for benefits to be restricted for non-UK citizens and those with ‘lower-level’ mental health conditions defeated in the Commons www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68747

Kemi Badenoch: For too many, it has stopped making sense to work www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68750

More must be done to support neurodivergent people facing ‘profound and often hidden’ financial challenges www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68749

Nearly two million turn to loan sharks as affordable credit remains out of reach www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68748

Talking about money is harder than discussing politics, religion or health for most UK adults www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68743

Refreshed guidance issued to assist judicial office holders in the use of Artificial Intelligence www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68737

Information Commissioner contacts HMRC to question accuracy of travel data being used to stop child benefit payments www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68738

Government should not raise state pension age without tackling economic activity and ensuring living standards of older people www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68739

Stigma towards claimants and distrust of the DWP make it impossible for the social security system to operate effectively or efficiently @turn2us.org.uk www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68735

What would a just process look like when applying for disability benefits and what effects might it have? www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68734

Is there a connection between pension credit take-up and areas that have had a long record of active welfare rights work? @ferrinfo.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68726

Coming up in Parliament ... This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68718

With the next state pension age increase imminent, the government must act to support those who struggle to make it to 67 and beyond www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68705

Full abolition of two-child limit not expected in the Budget www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68712

DWP outlines its use of an AI-powered tool in dealing with responses to the Pathways to Work consultation www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68708

LGA: Councils in England need to have a key role in commissioning and delivery of new local Crisis and Resilience Fund www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68706

A heads-up that the deadline for the Architects Benevolent Society's job vacancy is coming up soon: - Welfare Caseworker - 37.5 hours a week - £36,920 - Location: Hybrid: Home/office (Central London) - Deadline: 2 November 2025 More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs

Further health and disability reforms to be introduced individually rather than all together in a new White Paper HT: @johnpring.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68704

Almost all children in 73 areas of England live in low-income households www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68703

More than 80 per cent of the most deprived neighbourhoods in 2025 were also among the most deprived in 2019 www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68700

Debt Advice Transformation Fund 2025/2026 is open for applications www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68694

Ending the culture of fear: Reforming the PIP assessment system to get decisions right the first time @z2ktrust.bsky.social www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68686

Without further action, child poverty will hit a historic high by the end of the Parliament www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68684

Almost 100 MPs vote in support of proposal to bring a Bill to provide for the UK withdrawing from the ECHR www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68679

Poverty, populism and policy failure: Why the UK needs a rights-based reset www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68674

Increase in unregulated legal tech providers ‘has the potential to increase consumer harm’ www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68671

HMRC pauses child benefit crackdown after more than 23,000 families are caught up in data error www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68673

A landmark moment: Reaction to the Renters’ Rights Bill gaining Royal Assent www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/68665