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Typhoo is the latest company to increase the cost of it's products. Those on low incomes are going to have to find more money to finance their daily 'cuppa' at a time that benefits are being cut or frozen. Triple lock pensions will take some financin...

Latest figures published by The Trussell Trust today show that foodbank use remains at record levels, rising two percent on last year.  1,109,309  three day emergency food supplies were provided to people in crisis by the charity’s ne...

Protesters chained themselves to railings outside a JobCentre on Teesside and a church in Gateshead today. They claim penalties given to people on benefits who fail to meet government rules are pushing people into poverty. The demonstrations marked t...

A fraudster has conned jobseekers out of thousands of pounds in cash by offering them fake jobs for a fee, an investigation has alleged. The man, who goes by the name of John Phillips, offers applicants positions at non-existent companies. He th...

With only a week to go before the Scottish Government’s consultation on social security closes the child poverty campaigners draw on their social security expertise to publish a paper highlighting key areas where use of new powers could boost f...

Inflation looks like eating into benefits (pun excused). This is very bad news since the government started setting benefits by cash value rather than leaving them linked to the Consumer Price Index.  Latest product to look like it could cost mo...

Asda workers - equal pay for work of equal value Thousands of workers at Asda have won the right at an Employment Tribunal (ET) to proceed with equal pay claims against the store, in the biggest private sector equal pay case ever brought, which could...

State Pension top up lets those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 boost their State Pension income by up to an extra £25 per week. It is: open for a limited period, until 5 April 2017 based on a lump-sum contribution index linke...

From 7 November 2016, the current benefit cap levels will be lowered as part of the Welfare Reform and Work Act (2016). At the same time, we are introducing additional exemptions for households entitled (or with underlying entitlement) to Carer&rsquo...

Universal Credit (UC) makes it easier for people to work flexibly say the DWP - taking part-time and temporary jobs, or accepting extra shifts at busy times. It also helps businesses with the challenge of filling vacancies and recruiting the peo...