Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

SNP MP Ronnie Cowan has called on the UK Government to urgently clarify whether it supports private contractor Concentrix’s practice of indiscriminately sending phishing letters to low-income families in a bid to uncover fraudulent tax credit c...

Planned changes to housing benefit could leave vast numbers of the country’s most vulnerable people unable to afford rent on their homes, forcing the closure of many schemes like women’s refuges, specialist dementia accommodation and vet...

A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that while employment levels are rising, the risk of having insufficient income has risen “substantially” for couple parents working full-time and that things are getting “progres...

The policy towards Junior doctors is a shambles. It shows the whole mess that’s the government’s policies towards welfare.  We liked this letter by Rich Bowman Last night I was the sole doctor on site caring for over 100 patients who...

The SNP has today called on Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to "urgently rethink" the continued rollout of the Tories' controversial Universal Credit benefit.   In a written statement to the House of Commons, Iain Duncan Smith set...

How many people know that 112 is the Emergency Number in Europe? Well you know now.  112 BY THE NUMBERS: 2016: “only 48 percent of EU citizens know that 112 is the emergency number to call”2015: “In 2014, Member State...

Plaid Cymru unveils plans for ‘Learning Bonds’ for students who work in Wales The Party would write-off tuition fee debt to attract brightest and best Students from Wales who decide to work in Wales after graduation will benefit from tuit...

In response to a question from Clare Adamson MSP, the First Minister has said she is “deeply concerned” about the impact Tory housing benefit cuts will have on people in refuges and supported accommodation. This includes older people, dis...

New DWP postal addresses. The  DWP is modernising how it receives and processes post by gradually transforming the department’s paper led system to a modern, digital solution. This transformation has resulted in changes to office postal ad...

The SNP has described the Tory government’s housing policies as a “further drain” on social housing stock – in complete contrast to the Scottish Government’s approach north of the border. A report published today (Wednes...