Is rent control the way forward?
GMLC campaign volunteer Nick Sloan considers whether we need rent controls in privately rented housing in England and Wales. It is no secret that more people are renting in the…
Harsher benefit sanctions don’t work: DWP releases suppressed report
As the government pushes for an even harsher benefit sanctions regime, GMLC campaign volunteer Tammy Ho writes on the DWP’s recent report into sanctions’ (in)effectiveness. A report published by…
GMLC and NAWRA get the DWP moving on Pension Credit delays
As the cost-of-living crisis hit and energy prices rose in April 2022, the government launched a campaign to encourage low-income pensioners to apply for Pension Credit, which is a form…
‘We are at crisis point’: housing advice organisations call on policy-makers to take urgent action
Below is the text of an open letter written by Shelter and GMLC, signed by a range of housing and legal organisations across the Greater Manchester region. This was sent…
Investigating Pension Credit delays: survey results
In December 2022, Greater Manchester Law Centre, in association with the National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers (NAWRA), conducted a survey into recent delays in processing Pension Credit claims. Here,…
High Court declares Home Secretary is acting unlawfully by failing to meet asylum seekers’ essential living needs
The High Court has today ruled that the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has acted and is continuing to act unlawfully by failing in her legal duty to provide for the…
Report from GMLC’s 2022 AGM
GMLC’s Campaigns Officer Kate Bradley summarises GMLC’s 2022 AGM. This year’s GMLC AGM on Tuesday 22 November 2022 saw over 50 attendees join us to talk about the Law Centre’s…
The importance of access to justice in the cost-of-living crisis
GMLC campaign volunteer Mary Horobin explains why a lack of access to justice has real impacts on people experiencing difficulties because of the rising cost of living, and suggests policy…
Timson: judicial review finds DWP deductions from benefits unlawful
GMLC campaign volunteer Eleni Founta summarises the recent case of Timson, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2022], in which a disabled woman…
Trade union rights under attack
GMLC campaign volunteer Judy Sutton looks at changing trade union legislation in light of the recent wave of strikes. What would a Liz Truss-led government have in store for employment…