Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

EU - UK TRADE Agreement - The agreement is attached for those of you who like a nice long read. The agreement will be voted on in Parliament on the 30th December with precious little time for the text to be examined by MP's ABC Comment, have your say...

DEBT - Almost eight in 10 UK adults will be carrying debt into 2021, new research has revealed.  And, while the average amount owed has reduced compared to the previous year, the most common reason for 2020 debt is, worryingly, ‘normal livi...

SEASONAL GREETINGS - Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year to our global audience.  The ABC was founded to provide information, ideas, and signposting to those on social security benefits and state pensions.  We launched on November 5th 2014...

DOVER - Drivers at Dover are being fed by the Salvation Army.The 'Sally Army' do great works at Christmas time and it is no suprise to hear that they have been helping stranded lorry drivers.  The borders as we know are now open thankfully, subj...

JOBCENTRE PLUS ACCESS - Jobcentres will remain open, as they have throughout the pandemic, to provide essential services to those they cannot help remotely. The department will follow the latest government and Public Health England (PHE) guidanc...

BENEFIT DECISION - Two EU nationals, a severely disabled man and his carer, have won a landmark Court of Appeal case against the DWP which establishes their right to support from universal credit. The judgment means that EU nationals with pre-settled...

ABC RADIO APPEARANCE - On Monday 14th December Simon Collyer ABC founder appeared on Chelmsford Community Radio on the City Talk program, with the award-winning presenter, Nita Jhummu. We had a very interesting discussion and we anticipate the ABC wi...

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS – Christmas puts tremendous pressure on people to spend money they do not have to buy presents, and this can lead people to take out loans they cannot afford. Key findings include: The finding reveals that reducing amount spent on...

GOVERNMENT TO HELP - Rough sleepers across England will receive extra support to help them recover from drug and alcohol misuse, Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, Kelly Tolhurst MP announced today (14 December 2020). Forty-three areas acr...

DEBT WOES - Some one in seven (14%) of people have fallen behind on essential bills - including energy, water, mobile phone and broadband bills, council tax, rent or mortgage payments - the equivalent of seven million people in the UK, according...