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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working up options for creating its new labour market abuses watchdog, according to business secretary Greg Clark.  The new body will bring together the relevant functions of th...

Who are Social Enterprise UK? They are the leading global authority on social enterprise. They are the biggest network of social enterprises in the UK. They are a strategic partner to 6 government departments and have led public policy on social ente...

The UK Government spent over £120 million fighting appeals by claimants who were denied benefits last year – 70% of which were won by claimants who were actually entitled to the support they claimed.   Figures obtained through a Freedom of Infor...

We want to wish everyone a very Happy Easter here at the ABC. We know how very tough it is now.  Looking at the statistics of those visiting the ABC website we are growing, and well too. As articles stay online, they attract more and more reader...

A publication entitled “The Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin 2017/18” was published today by Department for Communities. The Northern Ireland Poverty Bulletin is produced annually by the Department for Communities and contains statistics on income a...

Main points for December 2018 to February 2019 The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.1%, higher than for a year earlier (75.4%) and the joint-highest figure on record. The UK unemployment rate was estimated at 3.9%; it has not been lower since N...

Labour Market Statistics The labour market statistics were published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Unemployment rate fell to the joint lowest on record The latest NI seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the peri...

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court on behalf of two lone mothers with children affected by the two-child limit. The move follows a Court of Appeal decision today which recognised that children in familie...

A new report from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) highlights international research from the EXTEND project that confirms that state pension reforms have significant potential to exacerbate social inequalities. Research from the EXTEND pr...

The right to food should be enshrined in Scots law, according to a new report from the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC). Scotland is being argued is aiming to becoming a 'good food' nation.  With international human rights law outlining g...