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We just added a new vacancy listing from Prospect:
Employment Law Advice Team Leader
Permanent. 35 hours a week
£59,701 (plus ILW £3,255)
Location: London, with some travel required
Deadline: 19 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
Employment Law Advice Team Leader
Permanent. 35 hours a week
£59,701 (plus ILW £3,255)
Location: London, with some travel required
Deadline: 19 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We just added a new vacancy listing from Prospect:
Employment Law Advice Team Leader
Permanent. 35 hours a week
£59,701 (plus ILW £3,255)
Location: London, with some travel required
Deadline: 19 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
Employment Law Advice Team Leader
Permanent. 35 hours a week
£59,701 (plus ILW £3,255)
Location: London, with some travel required
Deadline: 19 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
Coming up in Parliament ...
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69539
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69539
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Coming up in Parliament ...
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69539
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69539
We just added a new vacancy listing from Aston Students' Union:
Academic and Welfare Adviser
36.5 hours per week
£27,319
Location: Birmingham
Deadline: 28 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
Academic and Welfare Adviser
36.5 hours per week
£27,319
Location: Birmingham
Deadline: 28 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
January 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
We just added a new vacancy listing from Aston Students' Union:
Academic and Welfare Adviser
36.5 hours per week
£27,319
Location: Birmingham
Deadline: 28 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
Academic and Welfare Adviser
36.5 hours per week
£27,319
Location: Birmingham
Deadline: 28 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
Legislation to provide for abolition of the two-child limit to be issued today
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69512
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69512
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
We've added some new training dates from Housing Systems:
Webinar: The UC 'relevant period' explained
Getting prepared for the LCWRA changes
Spotlight on the Severe Disability Addition
More: rightsnet.org.uk/training-and-events#Housing-Systems
Webinar: The UC 'relevant period' explained
Getting prepared for the LCWRA changes
Spotlight on the Severe Disability Addition
More: rightsnet.org.uk/training-and-events#Housing-Systems
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
We've added some new training dates from Housing Systems:
Webinar: The UC 'relevant period' explained
Getting prepared for the LCWRA changes
Spotlight on the Severe Disability Addition
More: rightsnet.org.uk/training-and-events#Housing-Systems
Webinar: The UC 'relevant period' explained
Getting prepared for the LCWRA changes
Spotlight on the Severe Disability Addition
More: rightsnet.org.uk/training-and-events#Housing-Systems
AdviceUK urges government to implement recommendations from Select Committee’s ‘scathing’ report on MoJ failure to address problems with legal aid system
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69515
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69515
January 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
AdviceUK urges government to implement recommendations from Select Committee’s ‘scathing’ report on MoJ failure to address problems with legal aid system
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69515
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69515
Commons Women and Equalities Committee to stop using X, while government maintains an ‘audience-first approach’
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69511
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69511
January 8, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Commons Women and Equalities Committee to stop using X, while government maintains an ‘audience-first approach’
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69511
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69511
Legislation to provide for abolition of the two-child limit to be issued today
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69512
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69512
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Legislation to provide for abolition of the two-child limit to be issued today
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69512
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69512
IFS highlights hidden economic toll of menopause, with lasting drops in earnings and employment
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69501
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69501
www.rightsnet.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
IFS highlights hidden economic toll of menopause, with lasting drops in earnings and employment
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69501
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69500
January 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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
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
"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
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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
"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
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
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69469
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
We just added lots of new online training dates from @cpaguk.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69469
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
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69468
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Coming up in Parliament ...
This week's social welfare law highlights in the Commons and the Lords
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69468
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
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
January 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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
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
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
@changingrealities.bsky.social
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69425
December 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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
@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
Senior Programme Manager
Full-time
£42,000 - £45,000
Location: London / Hybrid
Deadline: 14 January, 2026
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
December 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69433
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Justice Minister outlines disaster recovery work carried out in response to LAA cyber attack
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69433
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69431
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Extension of 56-day refugee ‘move-on’ period until 16 January 2026 following High Court challenge
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69431
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69432
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
People with MND are dying waiting for applications for disabled facilities grants to be processed
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69432
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
Financial Resilience Navigator
35 hours per week
£32,682 – £33,662.46
Location: Richmond
Deadline: Rolling
More: rightsnet.org.uk/jobs
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69422
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
MoJ announces new £20m, three-year funding for the access to justice sector
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69422
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69405
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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
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
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69404
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Senior DWP officials under mounting pressure over their ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance overpayment scandal
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69404
www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/69404