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The Family Resource Survey 2016/17 by the DWP Makes Interesting Reading Fifty-five per cent of all families (benefit units) received at least some form of state support i.e. were in receipt of at least: one income-related benefit (such as Housing Ben...

he loss of a child is a terrible thing. You expect your parents to die, but to outlive your children is a particularly sad even devastating experience. A stillbirth is even sadder. A life that was planned but never experinced even for a while. ...

Graduates offered chance to kick start a career with global broker Graduates interested in developing a career in a fast-paced and dynamic industry are being offered the opportunity to join TP ICAP, a FTSE 250 company. TP ICAP has over 5,000 staff ac...

A new introductory booklet is now available A Citizen’s Basic Income is:  ‘Unconditional’: A Citizen’s Basic Income would vary with age, but there would be no other conditions: so everyone of the same age would receive th...

Jeremy Corbyn needs a new shadow work and pensions secretary. Margaret Greenwood has been filling in while Abrahams has been suspended, and so is the obvious choice for the job. But there is some idle speculation Corbyn could spring a surprise b...

A government-backed body has published a set of recommendations to tackle low pay exploitation. Under the proposals, companies that take advantage of staff could face higher penalties and increased risk of prosecution. Labour Market Enforcement, set...

According to the BBC:  Debbie Abrahams the shadow work and pensions secretary was suspended earlier this year pending the outcome of an internal inquiry. Labour said following a "thorough investigation", Ms Abrahams had been referred to the disp...

Hylton-Potts Legal Consultants brought this case to our attention: Over recent months, we have covered the transition to Universal Credit in some detail. The roll out has continued unabated despite claimants facing incredible difficulty and hardship...

Employment Affairs and Social Protection Minister, Regina Doherty, T.D., has announced that a public awareness campaign about false self-employment in Ireland will begin tomorrow, Monday,  7th May. The public awareness campaign follows on from r...

A woman has claimed that new Universal Credit rules forced her into having an abortion, after finding out that the government no longer pays out child tax credit - and the child element of universal credit - for more than two children. She found...