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Due to extreme weather conditions, many jobcentres across Scotland have closed and will remain closed until 12pm tomorrow (01/03/2018)   ‘Payments will still take place as normal, however all interviews at the affected sites will be re-sch...

Over the past decades, the gender wage gap has come down, but on average, women's wages are still around 20% lower than men's. There are lots of reasons for the scale and persistence of this gap, but new IFS research shows that one important factor i...

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is aware that the expected severe weather conditions this week may make it difficult for customers whose payment is due on Friday. Social Welfare payments made on Friday include: ·&nbs...

The owner of credit card lender Vanquis, the troubled doorstep lender Provident Financial, has been fined almost £2m and ordered to repay £169m to customers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Vanquis is to hand back interest char...

The Northern Ireland Benefits Statistics Summary, providing an overview of the main DfC administered benefits as at November 2017, was published by the Department for Communities today. Unless stated otherwise, the figures are at November 2017. ...

The Met Office has put amber warnings - meaning a possible risk to life and property - in place for parts of Scotland, northern England, the East Midlands, the east and south-east of England, and London. Image is the ABC car!  

LETTER OF THE DAY: Link between benefits sanctions and suicide is well documented published in The News, Portsmouth. *** It is very sad, but not surprising, that Portsmouth is above the national average for suicides (Plan aims to reduce suicides as c...

A series of recruitment events are being held across South-East Wales in March to help identify skills talent for over one hundred new high quality jobs coming to the area later this year when Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) opens it...

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) together with the Department for Communities (DFC), Northern Ireland and EURES Cross Border Partnership will host a Hospitality and Catering Careers Expo in the Mount Errigal Hotel, L...

The DWP are turning down applicants on ESA if they apply for PIP's, if they do not have identification.  If you don't have a picture driving licence a debit card or a current passport, you could find you application turned down, claimed someone...