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- Job For the Girls - Thérèse Coffey Appoints Sarah Newton Cons MP as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board. It's not what you know but who you know. > MORE INFO
- Radical Reform of Universal Credit Is Needed To Protect The Most Vulnerable, Says Lords Report Universal Credit is a government flagship policy. The government will not be please to hear this nor the DWP. > MORE INFO
- The ABC Writes to HRH Her Majesty the Queen About Evictions, Section 21, Peter Rachman and Boris Johnson The debate about 'evictions' is hotting up as the hard-working families the prime minister praised, lose their jobs this… > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOSimon Collyer Appears on the Sadie Nine Show on BBC Essex, Discussing TV Licences
TV LICENCES - Simon Collyer, ABC founder, appeared on the Sadie Nine show on ... -
> MORE INFOLandlords Seeking Possession Must Submit a Reactivation Notice
EVICTIONS - From 23rd August, evictions will restart with Civil Procedure Rul... -
> MORE INFONew Support Service For Apprentices Who Have Lost Their Jobs Due to Covid-19
GOVERNMENT – A new support service is being launched to help apprentices who have ... -
> MORE INFOJob For the Girls - Thérèse Coffey Appoints Sarah Newton Cons MP as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board.
DWP CHANGES - The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Sarah Newton...
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> MORE INFOFree Communications & Media Training For Scottish Activists Campaigning Against Poverty
MEDIA TRAINING - Calling all Scottish poverty warriors. Free media and communicati... -
> MORE INFOScottish Government Minister Kevin Stewart Proud of Affordable House Build Achievements
HOUSING - The Scottish Government are upbeat about delivering affordable homes.&nb... -
> MORE INFOSNP Presses the Government to Make Debt Letters Supportive Not Threatening
DEBT - The SNP has called on the UK government to change the law to make debt... -
> MORE INFOSNP Welcomes Report Which Supports A Universal Basic Income Pilot Scheme in Scotland
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME – is to be trialled in Scotland. This is a very exciting de...
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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 INFOSupreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on a Confiscation Order
SUPREME COURT - Judgment has been given this morning by the Supreme Court of ... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Labour Force Survey – Young People Not In Education, Employment Or Training (NEET)
NORTHERN IRELAND - Young people out of work in Northern Ireland remains stubbornly... -
> MORE INFOBill to Protect Northern Ireland Private Renters Passed By Assembly
NI EVICTION - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has thanked Assembly me... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Ministers Take Action in Relation to Free School Meals Payment
FREE SCHOOL MEALS - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and have announced plans t...
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> MORE INFOInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) Presents Significantly Worse Jobs Outlook Due to COVID-19
JOBS OUTLOOK - The number of working hours lost across the world in the first half... -
> MORE INFOUS and Spanish Job Losses Soar
PANDEMIC UPDATE - The unemployment rate of the United Kingdom is expected to ... -
> MORE INFOWe Want to Be Alone - Single Occupancy On The Rise in Europe
LIVING ALONE - A new analysis of EU-level data by Eurofound shows that one in... -
> MORE INFODutch Judges Stop Automated Welfare Fraud Detection
ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE - A Dutch court has ruled that an automated surveillance sy...
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