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> MORE INFOMake Pensioners Pay National Insurance to Help Fund Social Care, Says Sir Andrew Dilnot
ADULT SOCIAL CARE - We were invited to take part in a BBC Essex feature about Adul... -
> MORE INFOJobcentre Staff Were Taught to Inflict ‘Psychological Harm’ On the Unemployed Claims Journalist
UK GOVERNMENTS TREATMENT OF CLAIMANTS CHALLENGED - We came across this excellent a... -
> MORE INFOUnite Day of Action Against Universal Credit Cuts
UNION ACTION - Unite Community Members Led Day of Action on Universal Credit 14th ... -
> MORE INFOAn Unusual Ally - The Tory Northern Research Group Stands Up For Benefits Claimants
UNIVERSAL CREDIT PROPOSED CUT - The Northern Research Group (NRG) is a group found...
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> MORE INFOUniversal Credit Cut Could ‘Pull the Rug Out’ From Thousands Of Young Carers
YOUNG CARERS - A new report has found that young carers in Scotland are... -
> MORE INFOWhy Is Glasgow Housing Association Hiking Rents Again Asks Corporate Watch?
HOUSING - Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) is the biggest landlord in Scotla... -
> MORE INFONumber of In-Work Recipients Of Universal Credit Skyrockets During Pandemic Say SNP
UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The SNP has urged the UK Tory Chancellor to make work pay ... -
> MORE INFOPressure Mounts On UK Govt To Make Universal Credit Uplift Permanent
NEW REPORT - Almost half of Scottish workers faced pay cuts due to Covid-19 Press...
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> MORE INFOIsolating Welsh Pupils to Get School Dinners Confirms Education Minister Kirsty Williams
SCHOOL DINNERS - The Welsh Government will ensure all pupils entitled to free... -
> 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 ...
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> MORE INFOHomelessness in Dublin Increasing
HOMELESSNESS - The large number of people sleeping rough in Dublin is an indictmen... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Job Fairs Go Virtual in Response to Pandemic
JOB FAIRS - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced a series of virtual ... -
> MORE INFOIrish Minister for Housing Under Fire Over Emergency Homeless Accommodation Allocation
IRELAND - Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan (left) has expressed frustrati... -
> MORE INFOUnemployment in Northern Ireland Increases Significantly
UNEMPLOYMENT Northern Ireland - The number of people on the NI claimant count...
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> MORE INFOSwedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven Lost a No-Confidence Vote on Monday Morning In A Row Over Rents
SWEDISH RENTAL MARKET - could cause the resignation of the prime minister. The Sw... -
> MORE INFORough Sleepers Die After Arctic Blast Hits Northern Europe
GERMANY - Aid workers are warning that the sharp drop in temperatures across ... -
> MORE INFOInternational Labour Organisation Welcomes G20 Commitment to Inclusive, Employment-Focused Recovery From COVID-19 Crisis
GENEVA (ILO News) – ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has welcomed the commitment of ... -
> MORE INFOThe Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21
BREXIT - At the ABC we are working to find out more about what might happen in the...
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