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HOMELESSNESS - The large number of people sleeping rough in Dublin is an indictment of the government's failed housing policy, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan.    “New data from the Dublin Regional H...

EVICTIONS - The Coronavirirus eviction ban comes to and end today.  It is estimated some 400K tenants face eviction though up to a million people could be at risk. During the pandemic, bailiffs were asked not to carry out evictions if anyone liv...

GOOGLE - DWP and Google join forces to grow jobseekers’ digital skills. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has partnered with Google to provide 9,000 jobseekers across the UK with scholarships to gain a Google Career Certificate.  T...

BENEFITS UNCLAIMED - A large number od benefits are going unclaimed highlights charity Turn2Us. More than 7.1 million people are missing out on £15.1bn of benefits 45% of people have never checked what benefits they are eligible for Use the Turn2us B...

BANK HOLIDAY - If you claim Universal Credit, tax credits or child benefit, and your normal payment date would be Monday, May 31, you can expect to be paid this Friday, May 28. Universal Credit  is paid on the same day each month. Tax credi...

CLAIMENT SUICIDE - A devoted father-of-three killed himself a month after his benefits were stopped by the Department for Work and Pensions.  Lee Tarpey, 40, from St Helens, died after taking an overdose of medication he had been prescribed for...

RENTING ISSUES - New research by Citizens Advice shows the charity is now helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two months of this year, the charity saw a 40% increase in people seekin...

MENTAL Health - Thursday, May 20, 2021 In the wake of COVID-19, millions of people have uncovered new mental health conditions and millions more have had their existing challenges exacerbated.  This was the first US mental he...

TENANTS LEAVE LONDON - Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to new research by the National Residental Landlords Association,  landlords renting properties in London were the only ones in the...

VETERANS SEEKING HELP - More than 14,000 men and women exit the armed forces in the UK each year. Most look for employment as they reenter civilian life, and about 6 per cent begin their entrepreneurial journey. Fortunately, there are resources avail...