The biggest change to employment law in a generation is already in motion. The Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 and became the Employment Rights Act 2025. It is now law. The changes it introduces will roll out in phases across 2026 and 2027, and they…

Most people have heard of equity release. Far fewer understand the specific type of equity release product called a home reversion plan, what makes it different from a lifetime mortgage, and why it matters increasingly in the context of how older adults in England fund their care. For health and…

NHS Continuing Healthcare is one of the most significant and most frequently misunderstood funding entitlements in the English health and social care system. It pays the full cost of care for adults aged 18 and over whose primary need arises from a health condition. It requires no means test and…

If you have been in the health and social care sector for any length of time, you have almost certainly come across both terms. Supported living. Supported accommodation. They sound similar. They are often used interchangeably in conversations, in tender advertisements, and sometimes even in commissioning documents. But they are…

In August 2025, the Labour government launched the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund, a £9.5 million UK-wide initiative to tackle digital exclusion by getting devices, connectivity, and digital skills into the hands of people left behind by an increasingly online society. Pensioners born before 1959 are among the primary target groups.…