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Call to Halt Universal Credit Roll-Out And Jobcentre Closures
Monday 16 January, 2017The Scottish National Party will today (Tuesday) call on the UK Government to halt the roll-out of Universal Credit and planned Jobcentre closures in Glasgow in light of the combined impact Tory social policies are having on low income households. Th...
The Work and Pensions Committee Holds A One-Off Evidence Session Wednesday 18 January 2017
Monday 16 January, 2017The Work and Pensions Committee holds a one-off evidence session and hears from employers, experts and industry representatives on the potential impact of Britain’s exit from the European Union on UK firms’ ability to recruit the workers...
World Economic Forum Davos
Monday 16 January, 2017Economic inequality is increasing across the globe, per a report released Monday by the World Economic Forum. The Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2017 also said median per capita income fell by 2.4 percent among people in the world’s ri...
HMRC’s Contract with Concentrix Under the National Audit Office Spotlight
Monday 16 January, 2017The National Audit Office has today published its findings from its investigation into HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) contract with Concentrix. The three-year contract, signed in May 2014, was to provide additional capacity and analysis to re...
Jeremy Corbyn Full Speech at the Fabian Society Annual Conferance
Monday 16 January, 2017The Left in Britain, Britain in the World A new prime minister, a new president, a new relationship with Europe… and a divided Labour party. After a tumultuous 2016, our January conference looks ahead to a critical year for the UK and asks whe...
The Apprenticeship Levy
Sunday 15 January, 2017The government is planning to promote schemes to train three million new apprentices by 2020 - and to increase the focus on employee training outside the work place. To achieve this it plans to introduce a tax on big businesses....
Scots Win Valuable Housing Benefit Changes
Saturday 14 January, 2017Third sector groups have today welcomed the Scottish Government’s introduction of flexibilities to the system of Universal Credit (UC) brought about by the Tories. The increased choice on how UC payments are made in Scotland, including t...
Government Adopts DWP Select Committee Recommendation on Bereavement Support
Saturday 14 January, 2017Chair's comment Frank Field MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, said: "We are pleased the Government has today announced an extension of the period for which BSP will be paid from 12 to 18 months. This is a very important change for familie...
National Citizen Service According to the National Audit Offce
Friday 13 January, 2017National Citizen Service has had some early successes but it is too soon to assess its long-term impact, according to the National Audit Office. Young people have been positive about the NCS experience, with 84% of participants in 2015 saying they wo...
ONS Now Measure How Happy People Feel
Friday 13 January, 2017"At a time when economic measures are generally improving, this is not necessarily reflected in how people tell us they are feeling about their lives. Whilst it is too early to say why anxiety ratings have increased slightly and why life satisfaction...
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