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Pick-up in productivity needed to maintain pay rebound into 2016 Return of inflation risks pay growth falling back below trend, following welcome progress this year Having shown signs of rebounding in 2015, real-terms typical pay growth looks set to...

House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee EVIDENCE SESSION: Understanding the new State Pension  9.45am, Wednesday 16 December, Wilson Room, Portcullis House The new State Pension is a major reform and will affect millions of people cu...

We have recently come across a situation where a lady who suffered with epileptic fits wanted to complain about having to attend a Work Related Activity Group even thought it was obvious her epilepsy was very serious indeed. We hope our advice on how...

The governmement wants to scrap child poverty targets. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) are fighting back and you can help. From CPAG The government wants to make child poverty disappear. And not by fixing the problem, but by scrapping...

The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is the test designed and used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the United Kingdom to determine whether disabled welfare claimants or those suffering from long-term ill...

This morning Simon Collyer (the ABC's Head Dish Washer) visited his GP for the  annual MOT. Simon started chatting to nurse Jan Warren. Jan is involved in the WASPI Campaign. WASPI stands for Women Against State Pension Inequality. As...

House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee EVIDENCE SESSION: Understanding the new State Pension  9.45am, Wednesday 16 December, Wilson Room, Portcullis House The new State Pension is a major reform and will affect millions of people cu...

Refuge, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank, has launched a powerful new campaign “My money, my life” to raise awareness of financial abuse and call for industry-wide agreement to support people who experience financial abuse in the...

One of our most popular posts this year was the list of DWP postal addresses.  So Santa does not go down the wrong chimney - when you send Iain Duncan Smith his Christmas present – we have included this very useful list which can be d...

Figures released by the CSO today reaffirm the strength of the Irish domestic economy, and arrive just one week after tax receipts came in €3 billion ahead of target. Ireland remains the fastest growing economy in the European Union - a hugely s...