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DWP CORPORATE ABBREVIATIONS - You will find these useful especially if you start claiming state pensions.It is hard to know what payment is what.  A A/CC: Account A/N: Above Named AA: Age Addition AA: Administrative Assistant AAs: Administrative...

CASH BOOST - Families claiming Universal Credit will be in for a DWP cash boost to hit their accounts by Christmas, the government has confirmed. The extra money is the first sign of changes which will bring an annual increase of one thousand, o...

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING - With just over a week to go, here is a handy guide to help you with your last minute preparations  Super Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas and the final opportunity for millions of Brits to do their festive shop...

FAILURE TO PAY MINIMUM WAGES - This is the thin end of the wedge. The reality is that many companies pay workers in cash and frequently below the minimum wage, in particular in the take-a-way food delivery business. It's common in practice. It has be...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT CUTS - Do you want to fight the cuts says Unite.  The chancellor has announced that in the coming weeks the taper rate will be reduced to 55p, which would mean that workers would take home 8p more of an extra pound earned....

DEALING WITH DEBT - The COVID-19 pandemic has set everything in disarray and has brought many problems to society. In addition to health and societal problems, it also caused great financial stress on people. This has especially been the case fo...

DWP POSTAL ADDRESSES - We get asked quite a bit, where customers should send mail items. Below is a list of DWP mail handling sites. It is important to get the right one.   The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is modernising how it re...

ILLNESS - Sorry folks, we have had a serious bought of the flu here at ABC HQ. We apologise for being off the ball for 2/3 weeks. Very nasty it was too but we are getting better everyday.  We should be posting again shortly, please bear with us....

TERMINAL ILLNESS - The benefits system for people who are terminally ill needs urgent reform, according to affected families and end-of-life charities. Around 23,000 people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness apply to the Department...

INFLATION - Finance ministers of the eurozone countries gather today in Brussels with a host of economic matters on their agenda. But there’s one issue dominating concerns: inflation. Cost of living prices have been rising across Europe in recen...