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Tenants will be able to sue their landlords for cold or damp homes under new laws that come into force next month. If a landlord does not carry out necessary repairs or maintenance, a tenant will be able take them to court where a judge can...

The Resolution Foundation analysis has found that real household disposable incomes are £1500 lower today than was expected before the Brexit vote the UK economy, one of the fastest growing in the G7 before the referendum, is now one of the slowest –...

Responding to reports that almost half a million people needed help to apply for the government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit online, DWP Spokesperson Christine Jardine said: "The Liberal Democrats raised the issue of digital exclusion wit...

Strabane sportswear manufacturer O’Neills Irish International Sports Company Ltd is offering unemployed people (18 yrs+) job opportunities following the successful completion of an intensive one-week Bridge to Employment training programme. In associ...

With over 800,000 vacancies in the UK, the My Way In campaign helps connect people looking for work with vacancies in sectors that they may have not previously considered by sharing inspiring and motivational case studies and careers advice. My Way...

Members of Birmingham Homelessness Partnership Board are committed to working together to ensure no one must sleep rough on the streets of their city. Those who do are some of the most vulnerable in our city say the Council. The Council say they know...

The Department of Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has responded to what she called the 'deeply upsetting' case of a six-stone Liverpool man who was denied vital benefits and told to go and find work. This weekend, images of emaciated Stephen S...

Hermes has struck a “ground-breaking” deal with the GMB union over benefits. In a significant development for the gig economy, Hermes couriers will have the option to come under the “self-employed plus” status. Couriers at the parcel delivery firm wi...

South Eastern Regional College (SERC) is collaborating with four local companies to offer six people the opportunity to learn valuable welding skills at its Bangor campus. The Department for the Economy’s Assured Skills Academy will see successful ap...

 Lord Fraser of Corriegarth (Con) 1.13 pm My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Osamor, to this House, and wish her a long and happy sojourn here. I have arrived at this issue as a relative newcomer, and now realise how fiendishly co...