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UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The government is to increase the repayment period for Universal Credit (UC) advances to 24 months from October 2021, with the maximum rate at which deductions can be made reduced from 3...

UK BUDGET - Today the reaction to the budget has been pretty uninspiring. Rishi Sunak opens the budget on the coronavirus outbreak: “I know how worried people are … what everyone needs to know is we are doing everything we can to keep this count...

BUDGET - After a terrible ten years UK public sector net debt has surged from about £1 trillion when the Conservatives came to power in 2010 to more than £1.8 trillion. Far from cutting costs by slashing the social security budget Government policy h...

COVID-19 According to POLITICO the EU’s third-largest economy is in lockdown in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a press conference Monday evening, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced unprecedented measures limiting movement for...

SANCTIONS - SNP MP Neil Gray has urged the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to urgently publish advice for Job Centre staff and welfare claimants to avoid those affected by Coronavirus being sanctioned.   Responding to Mr Gray at Work and...

DWP OPENING HOURS - Jobcentre Plus opening times are different over Easter:         DateEaster opening times Friday 10 April Offices and phone lines are closed Monday 13 April Offices and phone lines are closed From Tuesday 14 Apr...

JOB FAIR - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced a major Job Fair in Belfast this March. The Job Fair, which will be held at the Europa Hotel in Belfast on Tuesday 24 March 2020 between 11am and 4pm, has been organised by the Departme...

AVERAGE INCOMES - Median household disposable income in the UK was £29,600 in financial year ending (FYE) 2019, based on estimates from the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS's) Living Costs and Food Survey. Growth in median income stalled between...

REPOSSESION'S - The latest research from letting and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that the number of property repossessions seen across England and Wales over the last 12 months has dropped -2% year on year.   The data...

COVID-19 - The big question now is exactly when U.K. ministers and officials will decide the time is right to start implementing so-called social distancing measures to try to slow the virus’ spread. While newspaper headlines continue to focus on a s...