Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

This are just some of the latest Local Government Ombudsmans decisions. ttps://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/adult-care-services/residential-care/17-016-743">Leonard Cheshire Disability (17 016 743) Summary: Mr C complained about the care support and a...

The Department for Work and Pensions has developed the training for Jobcentre Customer Service Managers with guidance from expert organisations, including Crisis, Homeless Link and Shelter. The new coaching is aimed at ensuring pe...

The ASSOCIATION OF PENSION & BENEFITS CLAIMANTS CIC (the ABC) has been awarded a £1,000 One Stop Carriers for Causes scheme grant to help purchase a projector, screen, roller banners and presentation material to enable the organisation to do talk...

We have been battling to get a landline installed in our new base. We placed an order with Virgin Media on April 2nd and moved on the 7th May. We have been waiting months. There was what is called a wayleave construction issue. Permission was needed...

No one likes paying tax for sure, but ABC founder Simon Collyer has argued in a television channel, RT UK interview recently - a section not yet shown - that benefits and state pensions are not particularly generous in the UK. Our problem is that the...

Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 24 July 2019 Meeting starts at 9.50am Witnesses: Ged Nichols, General Secretary, Accord, and Dominic Hook, National Office for Finance, Unite the Union Subject: The work of the Secretary of State for Work an...

At the ABC we are very pleased to announce the arrival of top job board, Jooble to our website. Please bear with us as our Virgin Media broadband is still not installed, though the matter is now with the ombudsman. It makes doing anything beyond addi...

A busy week in politics this one. At 16:00 on Monday 22nd, the Lib Dems announce their new leader. At 17:00 voting closes in the Conservative Party leadership election. Tuesday 23rd and the new Conservative leader will be announced. On Wednesday 24th...

The UK government spent over £4 million attempting to “airbrush” crisis-hit Universal Credit last year, with advertising spending increasing by a staggering 700% in two years.  According to figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request by...

A single dad of three Phillip Herron, 34 with £4.61 in the bank wept as he killed himself after waiting weeks for Universal Credit. Some of his loans were payday loans with 1,000 % interest, alleged the Sun newspaper that carried this story. Mr Herro...