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TEMPORARY JOBCENTRES - Here is a list of temporary Jobcentres         Temporary jobcentre locations More temporary jobcentres will be added to the list when locations are confirmed. JobcentreAddress Aberdeen City Wharf, Shipr...

A GUIDE TO INHERITANCE TAX - This could be a useful read.   https://www.comparethemarket.com/life-insurance/content/a-guide-to-inheritance-tax/ This guide covers: What inheritance tax is, when it has to be paid and how an estate is valued I...

PENSIONS -  The review will consider whether the rules around pensionable age are appropriate, based on the latest life expectancy data and other evidence. The Pensions Act 2014 requires government to regularly review State Pension age, and in a...

WAGES - High Pay Centre research suggests the median FTSE 100 CEO’s earnings for 2022 will surpass the median annual wage for a full-time worker in the UK by around 09:00am on Friday 7 January. The calculations are based on a previous High Pay Centre...

WINTER HELP - Struggling Claimants can get a Budgeting Advance and can be used to go toward emergency household costs. However, this is a loan and has to be paid back from benefits that have been cut effectively since the ending of the twenty po...

BENEFIT CHANGES 2022 - These are the 22 important changes you need to be aware of as reported by the MirrorOnline. 1. Minimum wage Workers on the basic-wage will receive a boost in April as the minimum wage rises to £9.50 an hour. Chancellor Ris...

PERSONAL DEBT - Feeling you are struggling, you are not alone. Average personal debt in the UK has more than doubled in the last 12 months to over £25,000 per person, new data has revealed.  The exclusive figures have been reported in money.co.u...

TAX RETURNS - This year, nearly three thousand people submitted their tax return on Christmas Day, according to HMRC, ahead of the self-assessment deadline on January 31st. The peak time was between 12:00 and 12:59, with 227 people submitting th...

DEBT - Personal debt more than doubles in 12 months 2021 debt index from money.co.uk shows the average Brit will end the year with total debts of more than £25,000. Ouch! Personal finances continue to suffer under the strain of COVID-19, with the ong...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR - to all our readers and viewers.  Christmas is a difficult time on a low income. Hopefully next year will be better. We wish you the very best.  ABC Comment, have your say below: