Latest Articles By Simon Collyer
Registering to Vote
Thursday 12 February, 2015With the election looming up it is a good time to ensure you are eligible to vote. You can now register to vote online To vote in an election or referendum, you must be on the electoral register. It should only take you a few minutes to registe...
Dying Matters
Tuesday 10 February, 2015We are very pleased to announce that the National Association of Palliative Care NAPC has decided to join our directory and work with ABC to gain greater awareness of their work. If you visit Senior Citizens > Bereavement you can learn more about...
Angels Help Unemployed 'Richard Bransons'
Wednesday 04 February, 2015Our friends at Inspire2Entreprise have brought this information nugget to our attention. The Government is calling upon private investors and philanthropists to help solve issues such as homelessness and long-term unemployment. Social ventures are of...
Governments Weekly Signing Idea
Wednesday 04 February, 2015All unemployed people might have to “sign on” at the Jobcentre twice as often if they want to continue receiving benefits, under cost-cutting plans being considered by the Government. Why this will reduce costs is frankly baffling to the ABC? Making...
Carry on Working!
Monday 02 February, 2015Results from a survey of attitudes of the over 50s to fuller working liveshas been published by DWP. It found over half of respondents not currentlyretired had changed their mind over the last few years about when they expected to retire. Nearly half...
NEA Scheme
Wednesday 28 January, 2015The DWP New Enterprise Allowance Scheme was launched with a bang by entrepenuer Levi Roots of Dragons Den TV show fame. From the DWP To be eligible to receive financial support, jobseekers have to demonstrate that their business idea is vi...
DWP New Schemes
Wednesday 28 January, 2015The DWP have announced some new schemes Fit For Work Goes Live Fit for Work is designed to support people in work and help with sickness absence and provide an occupational health assessment and health and work advice to employees, employers and GPs....
Tories Threaten More Cuts
Wednesday 28 January, 2015A further £25bn spending cuts - much of it from the welfare budget - will be needed after the next election, Chancellor George Osborne has warned in a BBC report. The Chancellor has suggested making welfare savings by cutting housing benefit fo...
Latest Job Stats
Thursday 22 January, 2015Key Points for September to November 2014 Comparing the estimates for September to November 2014 with those for June to August 2014, employment continued to rise and unemployment continued to fall. These changes maintain the general direction of move...
End DWP Benefit Sanctions
Tuesday 20 January, 2015Dear Friends, I have just created the petition "End DWP Benefit Sanctions" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too? https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/end-dwp-benefit-sanctions We are working with Professor David Stuckler MPH PhD HonMFPH...
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