Newsletters
We share a monthly newsletter…
Our expert team provide regular updates on changes to legislation, welfare benefits, housing, employment and social welfare issues, as well as what our expanding Society Matters team has been up to.
You can view each newsletter we’ve released since their launch in July 2023 by clicking the links below.
2026
June 2026
June 2026: Jul webinar: Universal Credit When Things Go Wrong: Sanctions, Deductions and Hardship Payments | Skydive Event | PIP Update: Rising Caseloads, Appeals and Tribunal Decisions | Moving to Universal Credit: A Smooth Transition for Some, Challenges for Others | PIP Decision-Making Set for Change | Article – Universal Credit Sanctions: Do They Help People Into Work – or Push Them Further Into Hardship? | Podcast – This is the North – The Stories that Keep Us Smoking.
May 2026
May 2026: Jun webinar: Hidden Carers, Hidden Benefits: Supporting Older People to Access Benefits | Skydive Event | Government moves to address access to work delays | ‘Unfulfilled eligibility’ for many benefits | PIP review changes commence | Article – Carers Allowance 50 Years On: A Time to Reflect or Reform? | Podcast – This is the North – Tackling Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools | Darren McGarvey – The Trauma Industrial Complex.
April 2026
April 2026: May webinar: PIP and Mental Health: 5 Things Everyone Supporting Claimants Needs to Know | 19th May Free webinar: Renter’s Rights Act: Don’t Get Caught Out | New course coming: Benefits for Older People | Motability Scheme: Key Changes to Mileage Allowance and Vehicle Monitoring | New Crisis Resilience Fund Launches from April 1st | DWP Launches Carer’s Allowance Reassessment Exercise | Bespoke training designed around your team | Article – Pension Credit: Why Are We Still Here? | Podcast – This is the North – Claire Malcolm MBE.
March 2026
April webinar: “We Can’t Help You”: Challenging Homelessness Gatekeeping | New Course Coming: Making a Homeless Application | April 2026 Updates: Benefit Increases and Major Employment Law Changes Explained | Access to Work in Focus: Reform Plans Target Awareness, Support and Delay | Article – Shut Out: The Quiet Reality of ‘Gatekeeping’ in Britain’s Homelessness System | Podcast – This is the North – If I’d Known That, It Would’ve Affected My Vote.
February 2026
March webinar: April webinar: “We Can’t Help You”: Challenging Homelessness Gatekeeping | New Course Coming: Making a Homeless Application | April 2026 Updates: Benefit Increases and Major Employment Law Changes Explained | Access to Work in Focus: Reform Plans Target Awareness, Support and Delay | Article – Shut Out: The Quiet Reality of ‘Gatekeeping’ in Britain’s Homelessness System | Podcast – This is the North – If I’d Known That, It Would’ve Affected My Vote.
January 2026
February webinar: The Big shift: How April’s Universal Credit Changes Impact Health and Disability | Convicted offenders detained in hospitals may lose benefits | New Crisis and Resilience Fund to replace Household Support Fund | Disability Confident scheme to be reformed | Disability benefit case transfer completed in Scotland | £50 million boost for home adaptations | Article – The End of Section 21: What the End of “No-Fault” Evictions Really Mean for Renters and Landlords | Podcast – This is the North – Facing Mortality.