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The report released today (Tuesday) found over 500,000 three-day emergency food supplies were given out across the UK in the first half of this year, and over 188,500 were for children. This is an increase of 2% overall, compared to the same time las...

Hillary Clinton is poised to become the United States’ first female president, 100 years to the day after Jeanette Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress (before most states allowed women to vote). Clinton is leading final p...

Jobcentre Plus  are holding a 'disability confident' job fair in Plymouth on the 29th November. These fairs sound like a good idea, but we have yet to hear what the disabled think? Not everyone with a disability wants to advertise the fact they...

The race to the White House is on the last lap. Real Clear Politics are the pollsters to follow.  Latest Election Polls   Election Polls | President Polls | State Polls | Senate Polls | House Polls&nb...

We thought we would include an image of Booby Moore. 'Two World Wars and One World Cup....' well enough of that! Today we love our german friends!  However more seriously if you are interested in how football helps young people get a job, we hav...

The benefit cap has been reduced from £26,000 a year to £20,000 a year in the UK - except in Greater London where the limit is set at £23,000 a year. Chancellor George Osborne's Budget in July last year included £12bn in welfa...

Tory MSP Adam Tomkins embarrassed himself during a Holyrood debate this week, stating that welfare sanctions “affect only a tiny number of claimants”. He cited widely discredited figures from the Department for Work and Pensions which sig...

This document downloadable below lists Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices that have new postal addresses, including jobcentres and benefit centres. DWP postal addresses are changing because they are modernising the way they receive and pr...

David Clapson, a former British soldier died after his benefits were sanctioned. His family has formally requested an inquest into his death. Lawyers for Gill Thompson, David’s sister, have lodged official papers with the Hertfordshire Coroner...

With the US election on Tuesday 8th the US economy has posted some better than expected figues. The U.S. adds 161,000 jobs in October. U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in October and boosted wages for workers, which could e...