Latest Articles By Simon Collyer
Northern Ireland Labour Market Statistics July's Proposed Redundancies Highest of 2021
Tuesday 17 August, 2021LABOUR MARKET STATISTICS IRELAND - The labour market statistics were published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. July’s proposed redundancies highest of 2021 850 redundancies were proposed during July 2021, taking t...
Planned Universal Credit Cut Would Plunge 20,000 Children in Scotland Into Poverty
Monday 16 August, 2021SNP - Two-thirds of people in Scotland are opposed to the Tory UK government plans to cut Universal Credit in October. In a poll by YouGov, 35% of people supported the £20 uplift being maintained until the country’s financial position was ‘more...
Kilolo Kijakazi, US Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Today Announced 12 New Compassionate Allowances Conditions
Monday 16 August, 2021UNITED STATES - Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions: Charlevoix Saguenay Spastic Ataxia (ARSACS), Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, CIC-rearranged Sarcoma, Congenital...
Universal Credit Payments Over the August Bank Holiday
Sunday 15 August, 2021UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The August bank holiday is always on the last Monday of this month - this year it falls on August 30. If you are due to be paid Universal Credit on Monday the 30th August this will be paid on Friday 27th August. The...
Two Million Brits Claiming UK Benefits Could Get £1,500 In Back Pay if Government Loses Court Case
Friday 13 August, 2021HIGH COURT - Two million Brits who claim benefits could get £1,500 in back pay if the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) loses a court challenge next month. The argument being brought to court was whether it was fair to exclude those on old-...
Post Office Accounts Come to an End
Friday 13 August, 2021POST OFFICE - The Post Office card account (POca) service is coming to an end. Customers can phone the DWP Customer Service centre on 0800 085 7133 (opening hours are 8.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday) to provide new account details for their b...
Recent Developments in Plymouth Highlights the Problems in Society
Friday 13 August, 2021JAKE DAVIDSON - One cannot draw too many conclusions from one specific case, but no doubt the feelings of hopelessness experienced by this young man Jake Davidson that drove him to carry out a violent ‘spree killing’ can be partly understood. All tha...
Multisensory Centre Making a Positive Difference to a Northern Ireland Rural Community
Friday 13 August, 2021NORTHERN IRELAND - Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited a multisensory centre for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities to see how a grant of almost £40,000 is being invested. Aspace2 is one of 12 social enterprises across...
10 Ways to Promote Positive Mental Health in Elderly
Wednesday 11 August, 2021MENTAL HEALTH - Mental health is as important as the physical well-being of an individual. Our elders, in particular, need intense support to induce positive mental health. This is the need of the hour because retirement takes away the working l...
Disabled People Need More Time to Provide Green Paper Feedback Says 100 Disability Organisations
Monday 09 August, 2021DISABILITY - Diabled people need more time. Disabled people must be given a six week extension to provide crucial feedback on the Health and Disability Green Paper, say over 100 disability organisations. In a letter to the Minister of Disabled P...
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