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On Thursday 8 December the Assembly Committee for Communities will visit two homeless projects in Belfast to mark Homelessness Awareness Week 2016. The visit to the Stella Maris and DePaul Housing First hostels in Belfas...

At least one bank has an alternative plan if the budget goes the wrong way!     

House of Commons Wednesday 22 November 2017 Meeting starts at 11.30am AGENDA Oral questions: Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (including Topical Questions) Prime Minister's Question Time (12:30 approx.) Financial Statement...

Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 22 November 2017 Meeting starts at 9.30am Subject: PIP and ESA assessments Witnesses: Yolanda Barker, PIP applicant, Amanda Browning, PIP and ESA applicant, Denise Martin, PIP and ESA applicant, and Natalie...

Pension Tracing Service tops one million searches as people claim forgotten savings New figures show that the Government’s Pensions Tracing Service has now been used more than a million times, - helping people across the country track down thei...

Despite a significant fall in youth unemployment since the height of the economic crisis in 2009, persistent unemployment and a lack of quality job opportunities continue to hamper young people’s quest for decent work. Geneva (ILO News) –...

One day to go: It’s budget day tomorrow and there were a couple of consumer-friendly drops from Treasury sources last night that helpfully won’t break the bank. A new cut-price railcard for people aged 26 to 30 will slash the cost of...

A new tax portal called TAXEDU launches today. It’s “fun and colorful” according to a Commission spokesperson. The platform, developed jointly with the European Parliament, It is designed to teach students more about tax....

Brexit has already cost workers in the UK the equivalent of a week’s wages due to rising inflation, according to new research – with Scotland amongst the hardest hit. The report, conducted by researchers at the London School of Economics,...

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, will deliver his Budget Statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 22 November 2017. The Budget sets out the government’s plans for the economy based on the latest forecasts from the Office for...