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SAVING - Child Trust Funds (CTFs) were originally set up for children born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011, with a live Child Benefit claim in the UK, providing them with a pot of money at 18 to encourage a savings habit. Approximately 6...

BAILIFFS - If you are worried about your situation Citizens Advice have provided this information about dealing with Bailiffs. This Sunday (23 August), the temporary ban on eviction for renters and the ban on face-to-face collection of debts come to...

RADIO APPEARANCE - Simon Collyer ABC founder has appeared on talkRADIO with the Weekend Breakfast Show host, presenter Penny Smith.  Our remit was to talk about the eviction moratorium changes and the Renters Reform Bill, but also at short notic...

EDUCATION - The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers approximately 470 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries and is open for applications. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty...

AUGUST TREATS - We have been advised to go 'Muffin Mad' over the August Bank Holiday by Cadbury's PR gurus.  Chocolate expert, Charlotte - wants to share these amazing deals with us she says, now Muffins are just £1 for a pack of 2! The muffins...

EVICTION BAN - The government, following intense pressure, has extended the eviction moratorium.  Ban on evictions continues for 4 weeks taking the total ban to 6 months New 6 month notice periods to be in place until at least 31 March 2021 Once...

US NEWS - The US Department of Labor reports that 1.1 million workers filed new claims for unemployment insurance last week, continuing the record levels of filings that began in March with the explosion of the COVID-19 pandemic. An additional 5...

BREAVEMENT BENEFITS - The Liberal Democrats have warned it is "shameful" that bereaved families of NHS and care workers who die of coronavirus risk losing access to welfare benefits if they receive payments under the government's Covid-19 compen...

HOMELESS CHIEF RESIGNS - The government confirmed today that Dame Louise Casey had stepped down from her role as the leader of its Rough Sleeping Taskforce. This is rather embarrassing as the government is about to hit a storm when the eviction morat...

MEDIA - Simon Collyer, ABC Founder is appearing on Future Radio on Monday 24th August appearing around 11:40 AM. Simon will be talking about the current homlessness pandemic and the ending of the Eviction moritorium on August 23rd. Future Radio is on...