Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

HRH HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN - Simon Collyer, ABC founder has written to the Queen regarding the ending of the 'eviction' protection period on August 23rd.  We will not repeat the whole of the letter which would be impolite, how...

BACK TO WORK - Employers can bring staff back to the workplace if it is safe to do so from 1 August 2020. There has been a lot of confusion and mark wearing and whether staff will have to wear masks is not clear. The school holidays have kicked off a...

HOMELESSNESS - This morning, Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has announced a £266 million package to support vulnerable people into long term accommodation. The funding is part of the Next Steps Ac...

BBC EAST - Simon Collyer appeared just after 9.00am this morning (21/07/2020) with Sonia Watson on BBC Essex Breakfast Show discussing 'masks' and the costs for those on low incomes.  We appeared with Julian Hoez a French citizen currently...

BBC ESSEX - ABC Founder Simon Collyer is appearing on the BBC Essex radio breakfast show with presenter Sonia Watson on the 21/07/2020 talking about COVID-19 masks and the cost/benefits to those managing on benefits. We do hope you can join us on BBC...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT CALL WAITING TIMES - According to DWP Minister Will Quince:  Individuals making a Universal Credit declaration from 16 March to 23 June stood at 3.2 million (3,240,570) The Average Speed of Answer for calls to Universa...

ECONOMICS - The purchasing power of money is falling due to what is called 'Shrinkflation'. Products shrink in size and your money buys less content. Cadburys are shrinking their chocolate bars yet charging the same price.  The Rule of 72 is a s...

AUSTRALIA - The unemployment rate in Australia as at its highest level in 22 years. Almost 1 million Australians (or 7.4% of the workforce) did not have a job in June. Many more are under-employed – working fewer hours than before. The Covid-19 lockd...

GOVERNMENT STATISTICS - The Resolution Foundation a noted think tank has been questioning the government's unemployment statistics. At the ABC we have long had doubts about the quality of statistics produced by the Office of National Statistics and w...

DWP RENT PAYMENTS - Universal Credit systems will be changed so that social landlords receive direct rent payments on the same day that tenants are paid the rest of their benefits from next month, the government has announced. Tenants struggling...