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A DWP loophole means some spouses who outlive their partners are eligible to inherit some of their state pension, the Department for Work and Pensions has said, in a revelation that could boost many pensioners' income. Responding to a freedom of info...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL CARE OMBUDSMAN DECISIONS - We all know the authorities can get it wrong for time to time. By reading up on other claimants’ outcomes you can get a feel if you have a case? The more transparency the better, and it...

RECESSION LOOMS - In its quarterly inflation report, published today, the Bank of England has warned that even with the smoothest possible Brexit there is a 1/3 chance of a UK recession.   Also published today, the IHS Markit PMI for U...

JOBCENTRE PLUS - 'Every jobcentre in the UK will have a trained domestic abuse point of contact by the end of summer,' Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.  Domestic abuse, or domestic violence, is defined across Government as a...

UNION UNITE - warns of ‘manufacturing meltdown’ and calls for no deal to be taken off the table amid falling production Unite, the UK’s largest union representing manufacturing workers, warned of a ‘manufacturing meltdown’ and called for Boris Johnso...

TOKYO - Two lawmakers with serious paralysis took their seats in Japan's upper house on Thursday to cheers from supporters, marking the first time people with severe disabilities have served in the body. Yasuhiko Funago and Eiko Kimura won seats last...

HOLLIDAY HUNGER - has been in the news, but aside that rather serious issue, the sun is shining, and it is time for the kids to enjoy a well-earned break.  We met these two fine 'chaps' in Colchester Lions Walk Shopping Centre yesterday (see bel...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel increased to 4.1 percent in June of 2019 from an upwardly revised 3.7 percent in the previous month. It was the highest jobless rate since February, as the number of unemployed rose by 19.9 thousand...

The unemployment rate increasedby 1.4 percentage points from 27.6% in the first quarter of 2019 to 29.0% in the second quarter of 2019. This is as a result of an increase of 455 000 in the number of people who are unemployed, whereas just 21 000 peop...

Almost half of UK adults are currently in debt and believe the rising cost of independent living is to blame. A survey of 1,000 UK adults published in The UK Spending Report, commissioned by a leading personal insolvency practice, Creditfix...