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- Caseload Overload This figure is a suprise, 450 is around the maximum that a case manager can manage. > MORE INFO
- State Pension Wait Causes Concern, Early Day Motion Call For Debate This needs looking at. We wish Mark Tami the best of luck with this issue. > MORE INFO
- Job Openings Falling in the USA Nothing to give Donald Trump a sleepless night but things are slowing globally. > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOCaseload Overload
DWP CASELOAD - Minister for Welfare Delivery Will Quince MP confirms that uni... -
> MORE INFOPrivate Landlords Squeezed Out of Rental Sector
RESIDENTIAL LETTING - The estimated number of landlords in the private rental... -
> MORE INFOBudget Projections March 11th
BUDGET - Rishi Sunak has been appointed Britain’s new chancellor of the exche... -
> MORE INFOState Pension Wait Causes Concern, Early Day Motion Call For Debate
STATE PENSION - Mark Tami, the Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside is bringing pre...
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> MORE INFOMSPs Reject Bill Put Forward by Labour MSP Monica Lennon Meant to End Period Poverty
PERIOD POVERTY - By a majority decision, Holyrood’s cross-party local governm... -
> MORE INFOSNP Slam DWP For Clawing Back £50 Million From Universal Credit Claimants In Just One Month
UNIVERSAL CREDIT CLAWBACKS - Campaigning SNP MP, Chris Stephens, has slammed ... -
> MORE INFOUniversal Credit Bonus Payments Petition
PETITION RECORDED IN HANSARD - Universal Credit Bonus Payments. &... -
> MORE INFOScottish Unemployment Falls Slightly
SCOTLAND - Today’s highlight is that Scotland’s unemployment fell slightly (-...
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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 INFONorthern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards 2020
The winners of this year’s Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards 2020 have been r... -
> MORE INFOPioneering Northern Ireland Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey Plans to Soften Tory Welfare Pain
NORTHERN IRELAND - Northern Ireland Minister for Communities Deirdre Hargey had or... -
> MORE INFO20 Places in A New Business Transformation Assured Skills Academy
TRAINING - The Department for the Economy, in partnership with Deloitte, is offeri... -
> MORE INFOEarly Conciliation in Northern Ireland For Employment-Related Tribunals
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS - NI - Minister announces introduction of Early Concilia...
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> 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... -
> MORE INFODutch Judges Stop Automated Welfare Fraud Detection
ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE - A Dutch court has ruled that an automated surveillance sy... -
> MORE INFOIrelands Electorial Suprise Rising Rents and the Housing Shortage
IRISH ELECTION - The election in Ireland has changed the electoral landscape.... -
> MORE INFOIreland - Tips and Gratuities Overhauled
RENUMERATION - The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Reg...
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