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CLAIMANTS STRUGGLING - New data from Citizens Advice shows 49% of benefit claimants affected by the benefits freeze have struggled to meet essential costs such as rent, household bills, and food while 40% have lost sleep due to money worries in the p...

JOB CLUB NEWS - Belhus Library will be hosting a weekly Job Club every Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) to support jobseekers in Thurrock, Essex. Staff and volunteers will be on hand from 1pm to 3pm to help you write and update CVs and cove...

STRESS - We had a speculative email from John who runs, Relax Like A Boss, a site that helps people to deal with stress. Simon I’m getting in touch about your page here: https://www.abcorg.net/item/1066-micro-lender-minicredit-forced-to-apologiz...

COMPLAINTS - Are you unhappy about your service from the DWP. This article explains how to complain. If you are getting nowhere it is a good idea to contact your local MP.  The Search Box allows you to find them using your post code: https:...

‘Many Deaths Tonight It Could Be You….’:- Ladysmith Black Mambazo 'HOMELESSNESS - Today, Crisis responds to the Ministry for House, Communities and Local Government statistics for England. These numbers, while experimental statistics, are the first f...

CONSUMER ADVICE - Essex Trading Standards is warning about elevated reports of doorstep incidents that have led to financial loss incurred by residents. Sometimes victims are repeatedly targeted resulting in significant individual financial losses. E...

TUC SPEECH - Labour would repeal the Trade Union Act and introduce sectoral bargaining across the economy if they gained power, according to Jeremy Corbyn. Appearing at the TUC Annual Conference, the Labour leader set out the proposals in a speech in...

UPDATE -We have made a few minor changes to Essex University's, Essex Law Clinic entry.   Essex Law Clinic is based on University's Colchester Campus. The law clinic is open for appointments all year round (with limited service between Apri...

RECRUITMENT SLOWING - UK jobs growth is cooling says ONS figures.  The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.1%; this is the joint-highest on record since comparable records began in 1971, and higher than a year earlier (75.5%). The UK unemploy...

UN CLAIMED BENEFITS - An inquiry has been launched by Holyrood’s Social Security Committee as estimates suggest a huge number of benefits remain unclaimed by those eligible for them. The inquiry aims to explore the extent of the issue and what can be...