Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Claims for Universal Credit are being taken over the telephone with Claiments having to field the cost of a call - that is unless you are like us and get others to call you back. So how much do calls cost in the UK in general?   Below is a...

UK Gold "The UK Gold" was released in 2013 to wide critical acclaim. The film received the Best Documentary Jury Prize (chaired by Morgan Spurlock) at the East End Film Festival and was nominated for the "Fact Journalism Prize" at CPH: DOX (Copenhage...

Work and Pensions Committee announces publication of report, Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review The Work and Pensions Select Committee will publish its report, Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review, at 00.01 am on Tuesday 2...

We welcome to today the Tom Bowridge Foundation. Tom died young of cancer but his legacy lives on through his family and the amazing work they are doing to help other people cope with the shock of this dreaded illness.   The Tom Bowridge Foundat...

A number of measures were announced that will affect DWP claimants, pensioners and staff. These include: A package of measures to better support people with mental health conditions. This includes early access to supported Online Cognitive Behav...

Underemployment v Unemployment UK unemployment in March 2015 has fallen by 102,000 to 1.86 million in the three months to January, official figures show. The unemployment rate remains at 5.7% but the number of people in work is at an all-time high, t...

Following suggestions by the Low Pay Commission,  the National Minimum Wage (NMW) is to rise by 20p an hour to £6.70. This will come into effect in October.  Also the Tax Band where we have to start paying tax for many of us increases to £1...

The Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants CIC, has launched a campaign to encourage UK citizens to register to vote online.  Members of the public have until Monday 20 April 2015 to register to vote in the general election on Thursday...

News release published: 16-03-2015 The Electoral Commission has today launched a major public awareness campaign to remind people they must register to vote by the April 20 deadline if they want to take part in the General Election.Recent research co...

The ABC are proud to announce that Only Cowards Carry Weapons Awareness organization will be joining the ABC database shortly.  Only Cowards Carry Weapons Awareness was founded in November 2012 by Caroline Shearer in memory of her 17 year old so...