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SUICIDE - A mum has applied to quash an inquest into the death of her daughter, who took her own life after her benefits were stopped. Joy Dove has battled for justice for her daughter Jodey Whiting for three years, winning a personal apology fr...

BENEFIT DECISION - Two EU nationals, a severely disabled man and his carer, have won a landmark Court of Appeal case against the DWP which establishes their right to support from universal credit. The judgment means that EU nationals with pre-settled...

ABC RADIO APPEARANCE - On Monday 14th December Simon Collyer ABC founder appeared on Chelmsford Community Radio on the City Talk program, with the award-winning presenter, Nita Jhummu. We had a very interesting discussion and we anticipate the ABC wi...

UK EMPLOYMENT   - Early estimates for November 2020 suggest that there is a slight drop over the month in the number of payroll employees in the UK. Since February 2020, the number of payroll employees has fallen by 819,000; however, the la...

NORTHERN IRELAND QUARTERLY SURVEY - The September 2020 Quarterly Employment Survey results were published at 7:00 am this morning with the following key points:   The number of (seasonally adjusted) employee jobs in September 2020 was estimated...

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS – Christmas puts tremendous pressure on people to spend money they do not have to buy presents, and this can lead people to take out loans they cannot afford. Key findings include: The finding reveals that reducing amount spent on...

GOVERNMENT TO HELP - Rough sleepers across England will receive extra support to help them recover from drug and alcohol misuse, Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, Kelly Tolhurst MP announced today (14 December 2020). Forty-three areas acr...

DEBT WOES - Some one in seven (14%) of people have fallen behind on essential bills - including energy, water, mobile phone and broadband bills, council tax, rent or mortgage payments - the equivalent of seven million people in the UK, according...

RADIO APPEARANCE – ABC Founder Simon Collyer is appearing on Chelmsford Community Radio on Monday 14th on the City Talk program, with the award-winning presenter, Nita Jhummu. City Talk is every Monday 8 pm to 10 pm Nita talks about a range of subjec...

DWP STAFF GUIDES - Useful information for claimants: Documents ADM memo 27/20: The Universal Credit (earned income) amendment regulations 2020 Ref: ADM memo 27/20PDF, 69.2KB, 4 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive...