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The national event for autism, offers more information, help and advice on autism (including Asperger syndrome) than anywhere else in the UK. At 'The Autism Show' you can choose from over 100 hours of talks, clinics and workshops plus hundreds of spe...

The number of people active in the labour market is at an all-time high, ratings for key public services are increasing and there is a marked recovery in trust in national institutions in many Member States, these developments are detailed in Eurofou...

Universal Credit will begin in the first areas of Belfast from Wednesday 13 June. It will be available for new claimants in the Falls and Shankill areas from that date. Andersonstown will go live from 27 June. Universal Credit replaces six existing b...

A key British minister has resigned only hours before a decisive Brexit vote for Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. Phillip Lee, a justice minister and personal friend of May, quit in a dramatic speech in central London in which he attack...

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. The campaign is brought to life by thousands of individuals a...

Commenting on today’s labour market figures, senior ONS statistician David Freeman said: “Employment has continued to rise, while the unemployment rate remained at its lowest for over 40 years. Wages, both including and excluding bonuses,...

Change over quarter / month Seasonally adjusted LFS estimates for Northern Ireland for the period February-April 2018 showed that over the quarter: • the unemployment rate (3.3%) increased by 0.2 percentage points (pps) • the employment rat...

Caerphilly Council are calling for the UK Government to reconsider relocating the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) office from Caerphilly town centre. The Council say they appreciate that the DWP, like local government, are seeking to make chan...

House of Commons Tuesday 12 June 2018 Meeting starts at 11.30am Oral questions: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (including Topical Questions) Ten Minute Rule Motion: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (England) Fiona Bruce MP (Congleton, Conserv...

New DWP figures expose the extent of arrears amongst claimants receiving a housing element of Universal Credit (UC), with a major anti-poverty charity saying the survey findings show the so-called reform to be a “dismal failure” for the i...