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Growth in the UK private sector remained stagnant in the three months to February as momentum in early 2019 remained subdued, the latest Confederation of British Industry Growth Indicator showed on Sunday. Looking ahead, further decline is anticipate...

Today marks the start of , celebrating partnerships forged between businesses, educational institutions, and of course the apprentices themselves across the UK. Today marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating partnerships forged be...

One in 10 landlord and letting agents actively block people who receive financial support New legislation could soon mean landlords will finally be banned from rejecting benefit claimants. The ministry for housing has announced it will investigate ag...

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants in the North East have seen their payments stopped or cut since the scheme started. 13,650 people in the North East have seen their payments stopped or reduced at least once since the s...

Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver the Spring Statement on Wednesday 13 March 2019, where he will respond to the OBR's latest economic and fiscal forecasts. This will also be an opportunity for him to set out government priorities ahead of the Sp...

A partially paralysed Carlisle woman on daily doses of morphine has been denied disability benefits. Anna Yellop, 48 was devastated to learn she had failed to qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), leaving her in a state of financial crisis...

Women who work for more than 55 hours per week are at a higher risk of depression than men who work for the same amount of time, a study has found. Women who worked “extra-long” hours had 7.3% more depressive symptoms than those who worked a standard...

Charities have called for a “root and branch” review into lifeline benefits payments after almost 25,000 disabled people across Yorkshire launched tribunals in a bid to access the support they were entitled to. The number of people being awarded Pers...

Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 27 February 2019 Meeting starts at 9.30am AGENDA Subject: Universal Credit: ‘natural’ migration Witnesses: David Finch, Senior Research Fellow, Resolution Foundation, Tom Waters, Research Economist, Institut...

UK government must speed up repayments after 20,000 die while potentially owed money The SNP has demanded that Amber Rudd come before Parliament to answer questions on the growing ESA payments scandal - after it emerged as many as 20,000 sick an...