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EXTRA FUNDING - A new £16 million government grant, delivered across England through charity FareShare, will allow thousands local charities across England to distribute food to people struggling as a result of the pandemic, Food Minister Victor...

LIVE GIG - From the David Lynch Foundation - Just 2 Days to Go! Meditate America – A Free Virtual Celebration and Benefit Concert Mark your calendar—On December 3 at 7pm ET, you’ll be attending the exciting launch of “Meditate America”—a virtual...

POST OFFICE SERVICES - Via our comments section Brian asks:   I am a little bit confused as to whether my state pension will be available at any Post Office using the card system in the future. I am 87 years old and have got used to the PO...

US BENEFITS UPLIFIT - Announced in October, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 1.3 percent in 2021, the Social Security Administration announced.  The 1.3 percent...

FEEDING AMERICA - Millions of children and families living in America face hunger and food insecurity every day according to Feeding America. Due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 50 million people may experience food in...

PERSONAL FINANCE - NerdWallet, formerly Know Your Money, has been named best comparison website of 2020 at the Personal Finance Awards 2020.  The comparison website received the award at the virtual 23rd annual Personal Finance Awards...

BENEFITS UPLIFT - Benefit rates will rise by just 0.5 per cent next year in what critics have described as a “deeply disappointing” and “pitiful” inflation-driven uplift. The Department for Work and Pensions did not say wheth...

ECONOMIC PROSPECTS - A report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, said that Britain’s economy is likely to suffer  the worst damage from the Covid-19 crisis of any country in the developed world,”. A slump in the UK’s n...

FOOD INSECURITY - Food banks in the Trussell Trust’s UK network saw a shocking 47% increase in need during the crisis, building on record need experienced during the same period last year. The charity warns these fi...

ONS STATISTICS - yes it is horrible which is what you were expecting Commenting on today’s labour market data, ONS Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics Jonathan Athow said: "The latest monthly tax numbers show over three-quarters...