Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Case Study Joanie DeMuro, Content Administrator and Researcher.   Joanie joined ABC team in early 2017. She was one of six student volunteers from the University of Essex in that cohort. The student team focused on a range of projects,...

It is unjust that the differences between the higher and lower educated in the Netherlands are not taken into account when determining the state pension age, according to accountancy bureau KPMG. Lower educated people often start working at the age o...

The new academic term is starting and we are recruiting a new team of talented University of Essex, placement volunteers, to join us and help build our directory of organisations that assist the low paid. Students are recruited and managed by the Uni...

Thousands of disadvantaged people and long-term jobseekers to receive specialist support to get back into work through 6 new pilot schemes the DWP have said. The schemes will be developed and delivered by 6 combined authorities in partnership wi...

Under a proposal contained in the State Pension age review, the State Pension age will increase to 68 between 2037 and 2039. Under current legislation, the State Pension age will rise to 68 between 2044 and 2046. The change, which is subject to parli...

The ABC have been approved for the Essex Lottery and a webpage is being created for us. We are grant chasing currently and we have exciting plans we want to pursue.  This is the Essex Lottery information. Support your Essex third secor organisat...

The ABC has been hearing of plans for twenty European Universities an idea evidently supported by French President Emmanuel Macron.  Meanwhile more evidence of the circular economy and thinking of students and their hobbies - Pisner be...

Minimum income policies as a tool to tackle poverty Rapporteur: Laura Agea (EFDD, IT) The draft report calls for the introduction of the EU-wide minimum income schemes to fight poverty and social exclusion. Economic policies of the euro area Rapporte...

Wednesday 27th September from 9am-4pm the Ipswich Bus Shelter will be visiting Colchester Britannia Carpark to show off their newly converted double decker bus. This is a community funded project where volunteers have created a safe, w...

In January to March of 2017, 1,597 patients waited for over 12 hours to be admitted to A&E, analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has shown. This is an increase of 10,546% compared to the same period five years ago. A crisis is bein...