Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

LEEDS - Champion volunteer, David Harrison, has been updating these documents for the benefit of those in the Leeds area as part of an initiative organised by the Leeds Food Aid Network. We love this infographic and we hope it will help. City Centre...

UNPAID BENEFITS - The Social Security Committee visited Wester Hailes Education Centre as they continued their inquiry into benefit uptake. The Committee met with various organisations and individuals to try to uncover why a huge number of...

TRAINING - Funded by the European Union Regional Development Fund and South East Business Boost, the ABC has been getting some excellent business management training. This Project Management course was delivered at Southend’s Civic Centre by Grae Law...

FOOD POVERTY - As the General Election nears, the Trussell Trust is calling for politicians of all parties to pledge to protect people from hunger by ensuring everyone has enough money for the basics. The charity reports more people than ever before...

WORKER EXPLOITATION - SNP candidate for Glasgow South, Stewart McDonald, has announced his party will ramp up pressure on the UK government to ban exploitative unpaid trial shifts once and for all.     The SNP’s manifesto for the upcoming U...

LEGAL AID - One organisation that has expanded its services of late is the Suffolk Law Centre that can now provide advice and assistance where some or all of the cost can be provided by Legal Aid. Legal advice is being provided by a dedicated housing...

MISLEADING ADVERTISING - The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) finds DWP’s “facts” were all misleading. In its ruling, the ASA said the DWP couldn’t sufficiently substantiate its claims about Universal Credit. It said the so-called “facts” presen...

EXHIBITION - The Ipswich Job Fair, Job Fair at Corn Exchange in Ipswich on 6th Nov 2019 (Wed, 6 Nov, 10:00 – 13:00) run by Jobs Fair was a well attended event. It was good to see some different employers attending as these events which have often see...

PARLIAMENT - t has now been dissolved until the General Election. Therefore, there are currently no Members of Parliament. If you need help from your MP, you are out of luck...!!  We must thank MP Will Quince for the great work he has done for t...

IRELAND - The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, T.D., has welcomed the latest statistics published by the CSO today which show that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2019 was 4.8%, down from 5....