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> MORE INFOTory MP, Michael Fabricant Admits Benefits Should Go Up 'Immediately' After Food Bank Visit
UNIVERSAL CREDIT - A Tory MP known for his staunch loyalty to Boris Johnson says b... -
> MORE INFOManaged Migration to Universal Credit
UNIVERSAL CREDIT - Today letters will be sent to 500 people who receive one o... -
> MORE INFOLegacy Benefits Claimants Moved to Universal Credit
UNIVERSAL CREDIT - A hugely challenging part of the rollout of universal credit re... -
> MORE INFOWe Serve as Local Election Media Observers in Colchester
LOCAL ELECTIONS - We have been much slower posting of late as we have been soooooo...
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> MORE INFOPeople on Benefits Going Hungry
INFLATION - is biting and people are really struggling. One in three people... -
> MORE INFOTory Minister Alister Jack Refuses to Meet Scottish Anti-Poverty Group Over Universal Credit Cut
Respected campaigners, The Poverty Alliance said they did not get an acknowledgeme... -
> MORE INFOBaroness Davidson: Universal Credit Cut ‘Wrong Thing To Do’
UNIVERSAL CREDIT CUT - Further pressure has been piled on to the callous UK T... -
> MORE INFOScottish Government’s Goals Keeping Families Together
CHILDREN IN CARE - Reducing the number of children in care. Fewer children a...
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> MORE INFOIsolating Welsh Pupils to Get School Dinners Confirms Education Minister Kirsty Williams
SCHOOL DINNERS - The Welsh Government will ensure all pupils entitled to free... -
> 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 ...
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> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Labour Market Statistics Get a Makeover
LABOUR MARKET STATISTICS - We like the way the government folk in Northern Ireland... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Labour Market Statistics July's Proposed Redundancies Highest of 2021
LABOUR MARKET STATISTICS IRELAND - The labour market statistics were publishe... -
> MORE INFOMultisensory Centre Making a Positive Difference to a Northern Ireland Rural Community
NORTHERN IRELAND - Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited a multisensory c... -
> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Communities Minister Hargey Urges DWP to Retain £20 UC Uplift
UC UPLIFT- Communities Minister Hargey urges DWP to retain £20 UC uplift. Co...
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> MORE INFOUkraine's Suffering - WARNING These Images are Very Graphic
WARNING VERY GRAPHIC - We were sent details of this website this evening. These i... -
> MORE INFODenmark Plans To Make Migrants ‘Pick Up Litter on Beach’ For Welfare Benefits
MIGRANTS TO BE USED AS FORCED LABOUR - Denmark plans to make some migrants work fu... -
> MORE INFOSwedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven Lost a No-Confidence Vote on Monday Morning In A Row Over Rents
SWEDISH RENTAL MARKET - could cause the resignation of the prime minister. The Sw... -
> MORE INFORough Sleepers Die After Arctic Blast Hits Northern Europe
GERMANY - Aid workers are warning that the sharp drop in temperatures across ...
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