News

PARLIAMENT - You may want to visit this Economic Affairs Committee meeting on Universal Credit. Economic Affairs Committee Tuesday 28 April 2020 Meeting starts at 3.35pm   AGENDA Subject: The economics of Universal Credit Witness(es): Paul...

HOUSING - New Economics Foundation senior researcher Hanna Wheatley, Islington councillor Diarmaid Ward, and Acorn national organiser Anny Cullum talk about homelessness and renters. At the end of last month, the Government gave councils 48 hour...

DWP FAILURE - The UK Statistics Authority wrote to DWP on 22 April to express concern that it had not published some information about Universal Credit claims during the coronavirus outbreak, despite having previously announced—including to...

DISABILITY - Numbers of those with disabilities are rising and higher in state pension age adults partly because the population is living longer, increases in chronic health conditions, and the majority of disabilities occurring later in life. The Ch...

HARDSHIP - 134,000 families applying for Universal Credit as a result of coronavirus are estimated to be affected by the Two-child Limit. Almost a third of children in the UK live in poverty – that's around nin...

US UNEMPLOYMENT - Another 4.4 million people filed jobless claims in the U.S. last week, bringing the five-week total to a staggering 26 million, the highest on record. ABC Comment, have your say below:  

BUYING ONLINE - We ordered a pack of two 'hotel quality' pillows from eBay and only one pillow turned up. This is difficult because there was no delivery note in the parcel. However, the invoice showed two items. So we wrote to the trader and complai...

CAR TIPS - We have been sent these car tips for those of you off the road in particular during the lock-down.  Car Care During Lockdown: What Must You Know? Since the implementation of lockdown was confirmed on 23rd March, the reality for many i...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The first Universal Credit payments are expected around 22 April for those who applied during the first week of the stay-at-home measures.  These are the  five steps to follow to understand how Universal Credit is ca...

UNEMPLOYMENT - The ONS Labour Force Survey Figures look surreal prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. How fast the situation changed. For the three months ending February 2020, the highest employment rate estimate in the UK was in the South East (80.1%) an...