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- Scottish Amputee Has His PIP's Stopped Yet another appalling decision from the DWP concerning Personal Independence Payments. > MORE INFO
- The General Election - Make Your Vote Count Big day tomorrow. Do vote it is really important that you do. > MORE INFO
- Thalidomide Survivor Claims That Tory Government and The DWP Are Vindictive Towards The Disabled The callous behaviour of our government defies belief. > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOThe General Election - Make Your Vote Count
ELECTION - We will be following the UK General Election 2019 with great interest h... -
> MORE INFOWe Help Jackie Contact Trading Standards
TRADING STANDARDS - We were able to help Jackie today to take her problem to Tradi... -
> MORE INFOThalidomide Survivor Claims That Tory Government and The DWP Are Vindictive Towards The Disabled
DISABILITY - Kevin Donnellon, a Thalidomide survivor, from Crosby, Merseyside ... -
> MORE INFONumber of People Who Experienced Some Unemployment During 2018
USA - The number of people who experienced some unemployment during 2018 declined ...
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> MORE INFOScottish Amputee Has His PIP's Stopped
SCOTLAND - Tommy Weir a swimming instructor has had his benefits cut after a DWP r... -
> MORE INFOScottish Social Security Committee Continue their Inquiry into Benefit Uptake
UNPAID BENEFITS - The Social Security Committee visited Wester Hailes Ed... -
> MORE INFOUnpaid Work at The Heart Of Re-Election Campaign For Glasgow South Candidate Stewart McDonald
WORKER EXPLOITATION - SNP candidate for Glasgow South, Stewart McDonald, has annou... -
> MORE INFOChallenge Poverty Week Scotland Wraps Up
POVERTY - More than 300 organisations have taken part, organising over 400 events ...
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> MORE INFOIntroduction Of 50p Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol Approved In Assembly Vote
HEALTH - The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 will mean ... -
> MORE INFOWASPI Women Could Shift Election Outcome
WASPI WOMEN - 195,100 women in Wales will be offered a pay-out of up to £31,0... -
> MORE INFOTories Refuse To Sack Candidate Who Said People On Benefits Street Should Be 'Put Down'
CONTEMPT CLAIM - The Tories are accused of "contempt" for the poor after refusing ... -
> MORE INFOTorfaen Christmas Gifts Appeal
Every year generous Torfaen residents donate hundreds of gifts to the annual Chris...
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> MORE INFOParents Urged to Claim Free School Meals in Northern Ireland as Benefits are Cut
SCHOOL MEALS - A Cookstown teacher in Northern Ireland is urging families entitled... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland - Hydebank Wood College Learning and Skills Centre Opens
TRAINING - Learning and skills are at the core of rehabilitation at Hydebank Wood ... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Labour Market Statistics
LATEST STATISTICS - The labour market statistics were published today by the North... -
> MORE INFOExciting New Youth Programme Commences in Derg
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE - The Department for Communities (DfC) has launched the roll ...
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> MORE INFOIrish Employment Up Says Todays Statistics
IRELAND - The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Dohert... -
> MORE INFOMain Suspect in Danish Government Welfare Fraud Case Falls Ill First Day of Trial
COPENHAGEN - The main suspect in a major Danish fraud case involving millions of e... -
> MORE INFOLegislation for Jobseeker’s Benefit for The Self-Employed Is Passed By Both Houses Of The Oireachtas
NEW LAWS - The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doher... -
> MORE INFOJacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation, Calls For Unity
UNITY SPEECH - Europe is going through difficult times both in its relations with ...
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