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StreetLink exists to help end rough sleeping by enabling members of the public to connect people sleeping rough with the local services that can support them. If you see someone in danger of being homeless do give them a call.  Click on the logo...

89% of adults in Great Britain used the internet at least weekly in 2018, up from 88% in 2017 and 51% in 2006. 46% of adults watched videos on demand from commercial services in 2018, up from 29% in 2016. The proportion of adults aged 65 years and ov...

Boost your business and shape the workforce of tomorrow The Department for the Economy and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are encouraging local businesses to consider the benefits of opening their doors to school pupils via&n...

Generation Rent say they need your help with their next media campaign to help end Section 21. The End Unfair Evictions campaign is calling for all renters to share their experiences of renting via the #VentYourRent hashtag. The government is current...

The Social Security Advisory Committee has a new chair after Professor Sir Ian Diamond this week replaced Paul Gray as head of the body that examines government plans for working-age welfare reforms. Diamond, who was knighted in 2013 for his ser...

The US economy continues to steam along and create jobs. Alas our website was designed for Europe we will be adding other sections when we redevelop it later.  Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 157,000 in July, and the unemployment rate e...

Just an apology - we have had some website issues but we are moving to the latest version of Joomlar (Content Management Software CMS) on Monday. This will be fixed courtesy of our very able 'techie' and Joomlar expert Mike VEECKMANS, Joomb...

We were asked this morning to advice of welfare benefits in Morocco. The lady could not speak English but we can provide this help if her daughter will translate.   After more than a decade of wrangling between unions, employers and the governme...

Civil Service employment on 31 March 2018 was 430,075, up 10,676 (2.5%) on 31 March 2017. There were 331,392 full-time civil servants, 10,229 (3.2%) more than 31 March 2017 and the number of civil servants working part-time increased by 447 (0.5%) to...

As the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions completes a whistle-stop tour of Scotland, including visits to Stirling and Fife, the SNP has challenged her to come face to face with people driven into using foodbanks as a result of Tory welfare poli...