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- Covid-19 Benefit Increases Should Stay Say Resolution Foundation 9.6 million people have been part of the furlough scheme, which is due to end in October. Workers who… > MORE INFO
- Irish Housing Protest Saturday August 15th Dublin's Iconic Customs House Nationally, many of the 730,000 people who have come off employers’ payrolls since March have not yet shown up… > MORE INFO
- ONS Unemployment Figures Are Masking The Real Picture The latest unemployment figures are not reflecting the full picture yet. > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOCovid-19 Benefit Increases Should Stay Say Resolution Foundation
RESOLUTION FOUNDATION - Have just published this article in the Financial Times. ... -
> MORE INFOONS Unemployment Figures Are Masking The Real Picture
UNEMPLOYMENT - Early indicators for July 2020 suggest that the number of empl... -
> MORE INFOABC Founder on RT TV Today - Simon Collyer Discusses the Figures And Explains Why He Thinks It's Going To Get Worse...
RT TV - Simon Collyer, ABC founder has just appeared on RT TV talking about the Re... -
> MORE INFOGovernment Refuses to Extend the Furlough Scheme as Job Layoffs Escalate
JOB LOSSES - It’s been confirmed that travel money firm Travelex has agreed a...
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> MORE INFOFree Communications & Media Training For Scottish Activists Campaigning Against Poverty
MEDIA TRAINING - Calling all Scottish poverty warriors. Free media and communicati... -
> MORE INFOScottish Government Minister Kevin Stewart Proud of Affordable House Build Achievements
HOUSING - The Scottish Government are upbeat about delivering affordable homes.&nb... -
> MORE INFOSNP Presses the Government to Make Debt Letters Supportive Not Threatening
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> MORE INFOSNP Welcomes Report Which Supports A Universal Basic Income Pilot Scheme in Scotland
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME – is to be trialled in Scotland. This is a very exciting de...
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> MORE INFOIntroduction Of 50p Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol Approved In Assembly Vote
HEALTH - The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 will mean ... -
> MORE INFOWASPI Women Could Shift Election Outcome
WASPI WOMEN - 195,100 women in Wales will be offered a pay-out of up to £31,0... -
> MORE INFOTories Refuse To Sack Candidate Who Said People On Benefits Street Should Be 'Put Down'
CONTEMPT CLAIM - The Tories are accused of "contempt" for the poor after refusing ... -
> MORE INFOTorfaen Christmas Gifts Appeal
Every year generous Torfaen residents donate hundreds of gifts to the annual Chris...
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> MORE INFOSupreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on a Confiscation Order
SUPREME COURT - Judgment has been given this morning by the Supreme Court of ... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Labour Force Survey – Young People Not In Education, Employment Or Training (NEET)
NORTHERN IRELAND - Young people out of work in Northern Ireland remains stubbornly... -
> MORE INFOBill to Protect Northern Ireland Private Renters Passed By Assembly
NI EVICTION - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has thanked Assembly me... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Ministers Take Action in Relation to Free School Meals Payment
FREE SCHOOL MEALS - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and have announced plans t...
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> MORE INFOIrish Housing Protest Saturday August 15th Dublin's Iconic Customs House
PROTEST - Irish housing activists are building for the protest at 2 pm Saturday at... -
> MORE INFOInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) Presents Significantly Worse Jobs Outlook Due to COVID-19
JOBS OUTLOOK - The number of working hours lost across the world in the first half... -
> MORE INFOUS and Spanish Job Losses Soar
PANDEMIC UPDATE - The unemployment rate of the United Kingdom is expected to ... -
> MORE INFOWe Want to Be Alone - Single Occupancy On The Rise in Europe
LIVING ALONE - A new analysis of EU-level data by Eurofound shows that one in...
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