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Early Warning System update

Call for case studies: gaps in the UC claim form

We want to know about claimants losing out because the UC claim form doesn't ask enough questions for DWP to make an accurate award.
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Advising migrant groups update

Advising migrant groups in Scotland ebulletin June 2026

Update from CPAG in Scotland's service advising migrant groups: new free EU nationals’ rights eLearning, Withdrawal Agreement protections from 2 December 2025, the effect of getting a pension from an EEA state.
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Welfare Rights Bulletin

Income-related ESA: the end

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Simon Osborne looks at rules regarding the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance (ESA).
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Welfare Rights Bulletin
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Jointly owned property, capital and UC

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Jessica Strode considers how jointly owned property not occupied as the home is valued for universal credit.
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Right to try?

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A new piece of legislation purports to let claimants try paid or voluntary work without prompting a reassessment for UC, ESA or PIP. Carri Swann uses case examples to consider the implications of the new rules.
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Advising students update

Students and benefits update

Online student handbook and information resources updated, claiming benefits when a course ends, benefits for students over the summer vacation and new care leaver payment.
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Scotland,
Welfare Rights Bulletin

LCWRA element – ‘pre-2026 claimant’ explained

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Carri Swann explains who counts as a ‘pre-2026 claimant’ and therefore escapes the April 2026 cut to the amount of the UC LCWRA element.
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Legacy benefits: the end (almost)

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By April 2026, legacy benefits had for most intents and purposes been replaced by universal credit (UC). The overwhelming majority of remaining legacy benefit awards have ended, and in most cases legacy benefits are formally abolished. But a few awards linger, at least for a while. Simon Osborne explains.
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