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- Jobcentre Plus Payment Arrangements Over Easter This should help a few people plan their Easter. > MORE INFO
- Northern Ireland Labour Market Statistics Employment continues to grow despite Brexit. Can this be maintained. We will have to see? > MORE INFO
- Lone Parents Aim for Supreme Court in Ongoing Legal Challenge Against The ‘Two Child Limit’ In Tax Credits And Universal Credit . This is disappointing and bad news for both families and children. Far from incentivising people into work, families… > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOThe ABC Has Joined Social Enterprise UK as A Member
Who are Social Enterprise UK? They are the leading global authority on social ent... -
> MORE INFOHappy Easter Everyone From the ABC Team
We want to wish everyone a very Happy Easter here at the ABC. We know how very to... -
> MORE INFOUK Labour Market Overview, UK: April 2019 Not As Rosy As It First Seems
Main points for December 2018 to February 2019 The UK employment rate was estimat... -
> MORE INFOLone Parents Aim for Supreme Court in Ongoing Legal Challenge Against The ‘Two Child Limit’ In Tax Credits And Universal Credit
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court ...
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> MORE INFOUK Government Spent £121.5 Million Avoiding Paying Benefits Says SNP
The UK Government spent over £120 million fighting appeals by claimants who were d... -
> MORE INFORight to Food In Law - Scots Human Rights Commission Wants Government to Implement Access to Food Laws
The right to food should be enshrined in Scots law, according to a new report from... -
> MORE INFOThe ScotRail Alliance Travel Scheme Helps Jobseekers
At the ABC we are currently looking at railway travel deals that help jobseekers. ... -
> MORE INFOBeware of Cold Callers Offering Roofing Work
There are scams-a-plenty currently. This may be affecting the good citizens of&nbs...
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> MORE INFOWelsh Apprenticeship Awards 24 October 2019
Apprenticeship Awards Cymru recognises learners, employers and training prov... -
> MORE INFOWelfare Poster For Domestic Abuse Organisation
We were able to send the last of our free welfare posters yesterday showing curren... -
> MORE INFOWrexham Council Talks About Swinging Cuts 'Have the Lunatics Taken Over the Asylum'
Last week, the Welsh Government announced its provisional budget settlement, which... -
> MORE INFOHousing and Regeneration Minister Rebecca Evans, Criticizes Universal Benefit Effects to The Secretary Of State For Work And Pensions
Housing and Regeneration Minister Rebecca Evans has written to the Secretary of St...
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> MORE INFOThe Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin 2017/18
A publication entitled “The Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin 2017/18” was publish... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Labour Market Statistics
Labour Market Statistics The labour market statistics were published today by th... -
> MORE INFOHomeless World Cup Heroes Presented with International Caps
The Skainos Centre in East Belfast was the venue for a special presentation of int... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Jobs Reach a Record High
The total number of seasonally adjusted employee jobs in December 2018 was estimat...
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> MORE INFOIreland Recruitment and Information Expo The Tower Hotel, Waterford on Thursday, 18 April
The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) is hosting a ‘R... -
> MORE INFOCuckoo Funds Building Nest-Eggs at Expense Of Renters
Anne-Marie McNally, the Social Democrats Local Election candidate for Lucan has ca... -
> MORE INFOUS Jobs Market Continues To Create New Employment
U.S. Adds 196,000 Jobs in March, a Return to Solid Growth After a disappointing p... -
> MORE INFOTransformation of Citrus In Juices For Distribution By Food Banks
A Spanish campaign will transform 50.000 ton of citrus fruits in juice of fruits t...
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