Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

LABOUR MARKET STATISTICS IRELAND - The labour market statistics were published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. July’s proposed redundancies highest of 2021 850 redundancies were proposed during July 2021, taking t...

SNP - Two-thirds of people in Scotland are opposed to the Tory UK government plans to cut Universal Credit in October. In a poll by YouGov, 35% of people supported the £20 uplift being maintained until the country’s financial position was ‘more...

UNITED STATES - Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions:  Charlevoix Saguenay Spastic Ataxia (ARSACS), Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, CIC-rearranged Sarcoma, Congenital...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT  - The August bank holiday is always on the last Monday of this month - this year it falls on August 30. If you are due to be paid Universal Credit on Monday the 30th August this will be paid on Friday 27th August. The...

HIGH COURT - Two million Brits who claim benefits could get £1,500 in back pay if the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) loses a court challenge next month. The argument being brought to court was whether it was fair to exclude those on old-...

POST OFFICE - The Post Office card account (POca) service is coming to an end. Customers can phone the DWP Customer Service centre on 0800 085 7133 (opening hours are 8.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday) to provide new account details for their b...

JAKE DAVIDSON - One cannot draw too many conclusions from one specific case, but no doubt the feelings of hopelessness experienced by this young man Jake Davidson that drove him to carry out a violent ‘spree killing’ can be partly understood. All tha...

NORTHERN IRELAND - Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited a multisensory centre for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities to see how a grant of almost £40,000 is being invested. Aspace2 is one of 12 social enterprises across...

MENTAL HEALTH - Mental health is as important as the physical well-being of an individual. Our elders, in particular, need intense support to induce positive mental health. This is the need of the hour because retirement takes away the working l...

DISABILITY - Diabled people need more time. Disabled people must be given a six week extension to provide crucial feedback on the Health and Disability Green Paper, say over 100 disability organisations. In a letter to the Minister of Disabled P...