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JOBSEEKERS, who enrolled on a pre-employment programme embrace new careers after securing jobs with the NHS. The eight-week programme, designed to help people build employability skills and gain real work experience, is operated by Inspira and N...

Budget 2023 - Key points Taxation and wages Cap on amount workers can accumulate in pensions savings over their lifetime before having to pay extra tax (currently £1.07m) to be abolished Tax-free yearly allowance for pension pot to rise from £40,000...

HOUSING REBELLION 14 MARCH ACTION – see HfA website for more information https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exposed-profiteering-developers-home-planet-wreckers-tickets-567072227297  The event is part of the build-up to the Extinction Rebe...

EXTRA MONEY - Households receiving certain benefits could be eligible for extra money to help keep warm during the cold weather between now and the end of March 2023.  DWP’s Cold Weather Payments are an automatic bank top-up of £25. The payments...

CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY RADIO  - Simon Collyer appeared with Nita Jhummu who hosts City Talk on Chelmsford Community Radio. Simon appears after nine. Great show and well worth a listen.  Be warned it is the whole show:  Please click...

EXTRA PAYMENTS -  Over 11 million pensioners have started to receive payments of up to £600 to help with their energy bills this winter. This includes the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, a top up to regular Winter Fuel Payments of an addi...

UPRATED BENEFITS -  Around 40 million individuals across the UK currently in receipt of a State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments increase...

ENERGY SAVING - We have been sent some tips for landlords that are useful reading for tenants as well. NEW statistics revealed by the Alan Boswell Rent Guarantee Insurance experts have highlighted: ●      A 60% surge in deman...

FRAUD ON THE RISE - Recent data from Forbes revealed over £609.8 million was stolen through scams in the first half of 2022. A popular tactic used by scammers is to pretend they're calling from a trusted business or organisation, often with the...

WINTER FUEL PAYMENT - If you would like to know more about the Winjter Fuel Payment this video ought to help.  Most payments will be made automatically in November or December. You’ll get a letter telling you how much you’ll get. If you do not g...