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CITIZENS ADVICE - The last week of January is the busiest time for debt advice at Citizens Advice. Analysis of last year’s data revealed that on a single day, 29 January 2019, Citizens Advice offices helped 2,776 people with a debt problem- 24%...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT CLAWBACKS - Campaigning SNP MP, Chris Stephens, has slammed the Tory government for clawing back £50 million in Universal Credit loan repayments from some of the poorest in the UK in just one month – saying it is a clear sign of...

HOUSING DISCRIMINATION -  is on the rise both in the USA and in the UK. In America Donald Trump the Fair Housing Act is being looked into by the Trump administration. The changes means that it is much harder for people to sue banks and fina...

 ABC WEBSITE CHANGES - Read Speaker, has been implemented on the ABC website. Now visitors can listen as well as read articles on our website.  We hope that this new innovation will enhance visitors experience. All credit to the Read S...

LEEDS - Leeds Food Aid Network meeting. Date: 28th January 2020 Venue: St. George's Centre, 60 Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3DL Time: 2.15pm to 4pm Please sign up for free here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-food-aid-network-...

CAREERS ADVICE – The ABC was invited to speak at Portsmouth Aspirations Week 2020, a new initiative from the Economic Development Department at the Portsmouth City Council. Our remit was to talk about careers at the Portsmouth Academy on Friday 24th....

EMPLOYMENT - The new record high employment rate is at 76.3%, with the unemployment rate not lower since 1974. Wage growth has outpaced inflation for the 22nd consecutive month. The number in work has hit yet another record high and the unemploy...

HMRC -  Response from The People's Pension to the Which? report on tax return confusion (first issued under embargo yesterday) Gregg McClymont, the director of policy at The People’s Pension and a former shadow pensions minister, said: “The Whic...

PETITION RECORDED IN HANSARD - Universal Credit Bonus Payments.       David Linden (Glasgow East) (SNP) Image:David Linden (Glasgow East) (SNP). It is always a pleasure to see Elderslie’s most famous daughter in the Chair, Madam Deputy...

SCOTLAND - Today’s highlight is that Scotland’s unemployment fell slightly (-7,000) and at 3.8% is down 0.3 p.p. from the three months before (June to August). This is slightly up from the year before (+4,000) and up from the record low of 3.2%...