Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) works in partnership with award-winning charity Smart Works, a free interview preparation service for all unemployed women. To be eligible women must have an arranged job interview. Their work coach can then...

One million employers across the UK have now enrolled their staff into a workplace pension, helping more than 9 million employees save towards a more financially secure retirement. New figures, released by The Pensions Regulator, show that over 600,0...

DWP has launched a new Understanding Universal Credit website to help people find out what Universal Credit means for them. It was created in response to requests from claimants and partner organisations for more information about Universal Credit. &...

The ongoing problems with the roll out of Universal Credit and the devolution of welfare powers to Scotland will be raised by the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee when it hears from Rt Hon Esther McVey, the Secretary of...

Friday 16th March is the funeral of Jacque Collyer-Smith, mother of Simon Collyer, founder of the ABC.  'Mum was devoted to giving people opportunities and dedicated a great deal of her time to helping the local community' says Simon....

The Equality & Human Rights Commission report says that the UK’s social security system does not provide sufficient assistance to tackle inadequate living standards. One and a half million more children in poverty by 2022 The report, which...

The Colchester Emergency Night Shelter team are doing fine work and are considered a great local asset.    We were please to assist a young lady in danger of being made homeless today with some help from Colchester Night Shelter. Night Shel...

The Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill has its committee stage, the first chance for line by line scrutiny, in the Lords on Tuesday 13 February. This is a private member's bill. A private member's bill is a type of public bill (that...

An extra week of Fuel Allowance of €22.50 will be paid to over 368,000 households this week (commencing Monday, 12th March), in respect of the week of severe weather from Monday 26th February to Friday 2nd March. The extra payment will be paid a...

House of Commons Tuesday 13 March 2018 Meeting starts at 11.30am Agenda Oral questions: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (including Topical Questions) Ministerial statement: Spring financial statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer&n...