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- The Chartered Institute of Housing Ask Government to Prevent Evictions Spike Due to COVID-19 The ABC has written to the Prime Minister and MP Will Quince on this matter. > MORE INFO
- 'No DSS' Lawsuits - What Do Letting Agents Need to Know? A very useful article by Neil Cobbold. > MORE INFO
- Today's Employment Figures Not Showing the Full Picture However Lack of Vacancies Alarming Grim news as expected from today's ONS figures. > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOThe Chartered Institute of Housing Ask Government to Prevent Evictions Spike Due to COVID-19
EVICTIONS - Government and many landlords have put in place temporary measures to ... -
> MORE INFOHouse Prices Falling - Temporary Blip Or Start Of a Trend?
HOUSE PRICES – are taking a hit due to the pandemic. The latest index shows house... -
> MORE INFO'No DSS' Lawsuits - What Do Letting Agents Need to Know?
LETTING ADVERTISING - Discrimination in the housing market was the reason the ABC ... -
> MORE INFOYoung People Not in Education, Employment Or Training (NEET), UK: May 2020
ONS NEET FIGURES - The main points out today. There were an estimated 771,000 you...
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> MORE INFOScotland - New Call for Emergency Support For Children
POVERTY ALLIANCE SCOTLAND – have informed us that over 100 children’s charities, f... -
> MORE INFOSocial Bite's Distributes 100,000 Food Parcels
FOOD DISTRIBUTION - Social Bite started distributing food to homeless people ... -
> MORE INFOScotland - Additional 110,000 Universal Credit Claims Since Coronavirus Outbreak
CITIZENS ADVICE - Household claims for Universal Credit in Scotland have increased... -
> MORE INFOUK GOV Must Introduce Emergency Universal Basic Income Say SNP
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME - Calls have been growing for the government to introduce a...
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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 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... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Housing Support Kicks In
HOUSING SUPPORT NORTHERN IRELAND - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA ha...
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> 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... -
> MORE INFOIrelands Electorial Suprise Rising Rents and the Housing Shortage
IRISH ELECTION - The election in Ireland has changed the electoral landscape....
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