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PRESS RELEASE - Simon Collyer, the founder of the Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants CIC - called the ABC for short, has been asked to speak at two schools in Portsmouth on the morning of the 24th Jan; the Portsmouth Academy and Springfi...

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS - NI - Minister announces introduction of Early Conciliation in Northern Ireland for employment-related tribunals. The Minister for the Economy, Diane Dodds, today announced that Early Conciliation in employment disputes wil...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The government has been urged to think again about its tax and benefit rules for low-paid workers after it emerged that some staff at the bakery chain Greggs could get to keep just a quarter of their £300 annual bonus as...

HOSPITALITY - The number of small pubs and bars in the UK has increased for the first time in more than 15 years.  The net closure of pubs in the UK has been well documented by several organisations, including the British Beer and Pubs Associati...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Homeless women ordered by a California judge last week to leave a vacant house they illegally occupied in Oakland for two months were evicted before dawn Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies in a case that highlighted the state’s s...

HOUSING EMERGENCY - please sign the homelessness petition and distribute widely – Prime Minister – stop making families homeless and stop individuals dying on the streets. Low income renters are powerless & humiliated whe...

GOVERNMENT INTIATIVE - The government have launched a new intiiative called the mid-life MOT.  This is what the UK government has to say.  What is the mid-life MOT? The mid-life MOT is free online support to encourage more active planning i...

REPOSSESSIONS - The top 20 repossession hotspots England and Wales are shown below. Mortgage possession claims increased by 42% in 2018. Furthermore mortgage orders for possession, warrants issued, and repossessions also increased by 35%, 3...

DISABILITY - Several claimants with disabilities have alleged that the government were deliberately killing disabled claimants with their policies. This might seem far fetched but some of the people making these allegations have been highly educated....

NORTHERN IRELAND  - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA today highlighted concerns on the Welfare Reform system with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Minister was speaking after a meeting with Executive colleagues and Mr Jo...