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Ken Loach was born in 1936 in Nuneaton. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and went on to study law at St. Peter's Hall, Oxford. After a brief spell in the theatre, Loach was recruited by the BBC in 1963 as a television director. This launched...

Member states with higher unemployment rates do not necessarily always spend more on benefits concludes this report. Moreover, actual expenditure on unemployment benefits seems to react only minimally to actual increases in unemployment, at least for...

Debbie Abrahams MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, speaking at the Labour Party Conference has attacked unfairness in society. From her speech she said: “So when this Tory Government imposes the bedroom tax on disabled people...

First they have to win the next election.  'The economic programme I set out today will drive the investment our country needs, and most importantly, ensure that every part of the country can reach its potential - so that no one and no community...

The DWP is modernising how it receives and processes post by gradually transforming the department’s paper led system to a modern, digital solution. This transformation has resulted in changes to office postal addresses and new details are prov...

The Warm Home Discount Scheme is a 5 year programme from 2011, run by the government and energy suppliers to provide rebates on the electricity bills of households that need it most in England, Scotland, and Wales. For winter 2016 to 2017, you could...

The Cost of a Child in 2016 finds the minimum cost of a child from birth to 18 is now £151,600 for a couple - a slight increase (1.2%) on 2014-15.  For lone parents the cost is £182,589 – a 9% jump on the previous year.  &...

Labour would introduce a "real living wage" of at least £10 an hour in 2020 if in power, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has told the party's conference. Everyone will earn enough to live on said Mr McDonnell Labour plans to end austerity, fig...

Jersey's government has been asked to increase the island's minimum wage by 21 pence, to £7.18 per hour. The Employment Forum has put forward the recommendation - the highest increase suggested in eight years - to be considered by the Social S...

The Future of Work An infographinc and podcast from the Work Foundation Podcast