Work TV

The U.S. created 213,000 new jobs in June.

In a surprise, the unemployment rate rose to 4% from 3.8%, the Labor Department said Friday. This could be due to the end of the school year.

Wage costs are slowly rising due to the shortage of labor.  

Hourly wages rose 5 cents, or 0.2%, to $26.98. Yet the yearly rate of pay increases was unchanged at 2.7%.

ABC Comment. Have your say below. 

More than 180 households from across Bournemouth and Poole, who have been at risk of losing their home have avoided eviction thanks to vital advice and support from the Council’s free Housing Early Prevention Service.

The service, which started in May 2017, has supported more than 300 households providing help and support to those renting privately who have fallen in to difficulties. The service’s dedicated outreach staff work directly with residents to help prioritise their tenancy as well as working closely together, with the resident’s agreement,  with other appropriate support services such as health, Jobcentre, voluntary Sector and Private Sector Landlords to ensure a resident gets the appropriate support that they need.

Image: Councillor Karen Rampton, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care and Housing.

Councillor Karen Rampton, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care and Housing, Borough of Poole, added: “Early prevention is key and reaching people before eviction is crucial. I would urge anyone who is currently privately renting and is worried about maintaining their tenancy but has not received an eviction notice, to contact the free service as soon as possible.

“So far, the service has proved extremely successful, and at the end of the scheme we hope to be able to integrate this valuable service as part of our overall housing and homelessness service for both Bournemouth and Poole.”

Councillor, Robert Lawton Cabinet Member for Housing, Bournemouth Borough Council, said: “This scheme is essential in helping those people privately renting, who are at risk of eviction to prevent them from becoming homeless where at all possible. We want to do all we can to support residents to stay in their home and our skilled outreach workers are on hand to provide residents with honest, supportive advice, sensitive to their situation.”

Funding ends for the scheme in March 2019. The councils aim to have helped more than 800 households across the area.

ABC Note: For free advice and support, residents can call: 01202 633819, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

ABC Comment: Have your say below.

Disabled People Against Cuts demand McVey must go for lies over Universal Credit.

Disabled People Against Cut have said:

We don’t normally do petitions – but if there is a chance of getting McVey sacked – even a slim chance – we’ll take it – so here goes Please sign, share on social media, your email address book, with your friends, family, neighbours, ex-partners, loose acquaintances, in the post office, round the railway station,… 

Sign the petition here:

ABC Comment. Should Esther McVey go? 

When Monese founder Norris Koppel first moved to the UK from Estonia, he faced a frustrating experience that is all too common.

With no UK credit history or utility bills proving his address, he was immediately denied a bank account. Without one, he found it near impossible to receive his salary or rent an apartment.

Image: Monese

From that moment in 2015 Monese was born - a banking service which is the first 100% mobile current account in the UK.

Today, people from all over Europe can open a UK current account in minutes, free from the hidden fees and restrictions that legacy banks impose say the company.

If you have a patchy credit history following a crash landing, losing a job or being made redundant and are finding it difficult to get an account, Monese could be the answer?

Click on the logo to visit the company website:

ABC Comment: have your say below: 

Tweet by Frank Field MP: This is so serious that I will ask the Speaker tomorrow for an Urgent Question so that the Secretary of State returns to the House to withdraw what the NAO believes to be totally inaccurate comments, as DWP officials well know.

Esther McVey has misled parliament on two separate occasions about the findings of a National Audit Office report on universal credit. Her arrogance in offering a non-apology is incredible. Most in the political sphere feel she must go. Being caught lying to parliament once is bad enough but twice is two times too many. 

Nearly 240 employers who underpaid the National Living and Minimum Wage named today

£1.44m in back pay has been identified for 22,400 workers, with the employers fined additional £1.97m

Employers underpaid workers by taking deductions from wages for uniforms, underpaying apprentices and failing to pay travel time

The names of 239 employers found to have underpaid 22,400 UK workers by a total of £1.44m have been published today by the government.

The back pay identified by HMRC was for more workers than in any previous single naming list and has generated record fines of £1.97m.

The earliest underpayment dated back to 2011, with the most recent happening this year (2018).

Business Minister Andrew Griffiths said:

“Our priority is making sure workers know their rights and are getting the pay they worked hard for.  Employers who don’t do the right thing face fines as well as being hit with the bill for backpay.

“The UK’s lowest paid workers have had the fastest wage growth in 20 years thanks to the introduction of the National Living Wage and today’s list serves as a reminder to all employers to check they are getting their workers’ pay right.”

The top 5 reasons for National Minimum and Living Wage underpayments in this round were:

• taking deductions from wages for costs such as uniforms
• underpaying apprentices
• failing to pay travel time
• misusing the accommodation offset
• using the wrong time periods for calculating pay

Image: Low Pay Commission

Low Pay Commission Chairman Bryan Sanderson said:

“It is crucial that employers understand their responsibilities and workers know their rights around the minimum wage. That is why active enforcement and effective communication from Government is so important.

“It is therefore encouraging to see that HMRC has recovered unpaid wages for the largest number of workers yet in this round of naming and shaming. I’m confident that the Government will continue to pursue underpayment of the minimum wage vigorously. 

Funding for minimum wage enforcement has more than doubled since 2015, with the government set to spend £26.3m in 2018/19.

The scheme is in its fifth year and calls out employers who have fallen foul of minimum wage laws, so far identifying £10.8m in back pay for around 90,000 workers, with more than 1,900 employers fined a total of £8.4m. HMRC has launched a series of webinars, available on GOV.UK, to help employers check that they are complying with the law.

The government is currently running a campaign to raise awareness of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates, which increased on 1 April 2018, as well as encouraging workers who have been underpaid to complain to HMRC. The campaign website has had more than 600,000 visits since the campaign kicked off on 1 April.

Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage have to pay back arrears of wages to the worker at current minimum wage rates and face financial penalties of up to 200% of arrears, capped at £20,000 per worker.

For more information about your pay, or if you think you might be being underpaid, get advice and guidance at www.gov.uk/checkyourpay. Workers can also seek advice from workplace experts Acas.

The employers named today are:

1. Sportswift Limited, trading as Card Factory, Wakefield WF2, failed to pay £430,097.87 to 10,256 workers, with average arrears of £41.94 per worker
2. T.J. Morris Limited, trading as Home Bargains, Liverpool L11, failed to pay £272,228.44 to 6,743 workers, with average arrears of £40.37 per worker
3. John Stanley's Care Agency Limited, Tendring CO7, failed to pay £60,056.80 to 91 workers, with average arrears of £659.96 per worker
4. Fosse Healthcare Limited, Leicester LE4, failed to pay £50,170.06 to 185 workers, with average arrears of £271.19 per worker
5. ASAP 24/7 Ltd, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5, failed to pay £41,166.31 to 74 workers, with average arrears of £556.30 per worker
6. Methodist Guild Holidays Limited, trading as Christian Guild, Derbyshire Dales DE4, failed to pay £29,255.09 to 136 workers, with average arrears of £215.11 per worker
7. AM 2 PM Recruitment Solutions (Birmingham) Limited, Birmingham B72, failed to pay £22,919.12 to 2,057 workers, with average arrears of £11.14 per worker
8. Ms Hazel Weaver, trading as Orkney and Shetland Charters, Orkney Islands KW17, failed to pay £20,148.60 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £4,029.72 per worker
9. The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, trading as NAAFI, Portsmouth PO1, failed to pay £19,909.16 to 60 workers, with average arrears of £331.82 per worker
10. The Christian Conference Trust, Amber Valley DE55, failed to pay £15,479.62 to 28 workers, with average arrears of £552.84 per worker
11. Drive Motor Retail Limited, trading as Drive Vauxhall, Leicester LE2, failed to pay £14,988.21 to 18 workers, with average arrears of £832.68 per worker
12. Kent Mart Ltd, Medway ME1, failed to pay £14,850.38 to 14 workers, with average arrears of £1,060.74 per worker
13. Bristol City Football Club Limited, trading as Bristol City F.C., Bristol BS3, failed to pay £14,342.73 to 50 workers, with average arrears of £286.85 per worker
14. Wyevale Garden Centres Holdings Limited, trading as Wyevale Garden Centres, Hounslow TW8, failed to pay £14,296.58 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £7,148.29 per worker
15. Spirit of 1873 Ltd, trading as Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield WF1, failed to pay £12,370.45 to 27 workers, with average arrears of £458.16 per worker
16. G.Simmons & Sons Ltd, Walsall WS2 , failed to pay £11,688.35 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £2,922.09 per worker
17. Kidderminster Care Limited, Wyre Forest DY10, failed to pay £10,521.42 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £1,315.18 per worker
18. Mr Oliver Kerr, trading as Origin Fresh, Fermanagh and Omagh BT79, failed to pay £10,317.95 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £3,439.32 per worker
19. Kare Plus National Limited, Telford and Wrekin TF3, failed to pay £9,580.61 to 45 workers, with average arrears of £212.90 per worker
20. Abacus (Dawley) Ltd, trading as Abacus Childcare, Telford and Wrekin TF4, failed to pay £8,490 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £2,830 per worker
21. Pringle's Care Services Limited, Ealing NW10, failed to pay £8,226.63 to 96 workers, with average arrears of £85.69 per worker
22. Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, Hillingdon TW6, failed to pay £7,956.01 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £7,956.01 per worker
23. Huddersfield Giants Limited, Kirklees HD1, failed to pay £7,801.70 to 24 workers, with average arrears of £325.07 per worker
24. Gold Professional Valeting Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent ST6, failed to pay £7,770.76 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £1,942.69 per worker (under previous owners)
25. TLC (Car Care) Limited, Midlothian EH19, failed to pay £7,522.43 to 129 workers, with average arrears of £58.31 per worker
26. Manchester Sale Rugby Club Limited, trading as Sale Sharks, Trafford M31, failed to pay £7,445.51 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £7,445.51 per worker
27. Lyons Holiday Park Limited, Denbighshire LL18, failed to pay £7,321.01 to 12 workers, with average arrears of £610.08 per worker
28. Sunnymead (Armagh) Limited, trading as Sunnymead Residential Home, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon BT61, failed to pay £6,507.01 to 76 workers, with average arrears of £85.62 per worker
29. Inno-Media Limited, Westminster W1C, failed to pay £6,494.71 to 10 workers, with average arrears of £649.47 per worker
30. TC Carehome Limited, Argyll and Bute PA23, failed to pay £6,087.16 to 39 workers, with average arrears of £156.08 per worker
31. Durham Cricket C.I.C., trading as Durham County Cricket Club, County Durham DH3, failed to pay £6,029.64 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £3,014.82 per worker
32. One Stop Language Services Limited, Ealing W5, failed to pay £5,722.20 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £2,861.10 per worker
33. Aspro Security Services Limited, West Lancashire WN8, failed to pay £5,617.60 to 107 workers, with average arrears of £52.50 per worker
34. Mr Miqdad Salih, trading as Craftsman Hand Car Wash and Valeting, Coventry CV6, failed to pay £5,472.94 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £1,368.24 per worker
35. Mr Ebrahim Sadiq Mustafa, trading as Soap Suds Car Wash, Stoke-on-Trent ST1, failed to pay £5,298.58 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £1,059.72 per worker
36. Ozmen Limited, Sheffield S2, failed to pay £5,070.35 to 19 workers, with average arrears of £266.86 per worker
37. Sugra Limited, trading as 247 Professional Health, Bradford BD9, failed to pay £5,061.26 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £5,061.26 per worker
38. Airwright (Midlands) Ltd, Redditch B98, failed to pay £4,580.26 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £572.53 per worker
39. Odeon and UCI Cinema Group Ltd, Manchester M1, failed to pay £4,438.92 to 237 workers, with average arrears of £18.73 per worker
40. Alyth Halls Committee, Perth and Kinross PH11, failed to pay £4,416.30 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £4,416.30 per worker
41. George Ronald Limited, trading as Marquis Court, Sunderland SR3, failed to pay £4,084.35 to 18 workers, with average arrears of £226.91 per worker
42. SRK Limited, trading as Premier Nursery, Hillingdon UB8, failed to pay £4,065.69 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £4,065.69 per worker
43. N Pashkaj Car Wash Limited, Southwark SE1, failed to pay £4,023.68 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £2,011.84 per worker
44. Dromore Diocesan Trust, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon BT65, failed to pay £3,844.98 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £1,281.66 per worker
45. Mr Robert Louis Craig and Mrs Camille Craig, trading as Craig's Couriers, Falkirk FK6, failed to pay £3,798.29 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £1,899.15 per worker
46. Skillcrown Homes Limited, Bromley BR2, failed to pay £3,618 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £3,618 per worker
47. Nick's 76 Services Limited, trading as Nick's Car Wash, Conwy LL22, failed to pay £3,601.20 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £1,200.40 per worker
48. R & N Partners Mr Laurence Helstrip, Mrs Barbara Helstrip, Mr Ian Helstrip, Mrs Debbie Fitzmaurice, Mrs Kelly Fitzgerald and Mrs Sarah Beswick, trading as Green Gables, Elmhurst & Oakdene Care Homes, Bradford BD12, failed to pay £3,578.80 to 72 workers, with average arrears of £49.71 per worker
49. London Clubs Management Limited, trading as Alea Casino, Nottingham NG1, failed to pay £3,541.24 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £3,541.24 per worker
50. Advanced Building (NW) Ltd, Salford M28, failed to pay £3,524.77 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £3,524.77 per worker
51. Image on Food Limited, Shropshire TF9, failed to pay £3,514.74 to 14 workers, with average arrears of £251.05 per worker
52. Braehead Foods Limited, East Ayrshire KA2, failed to pay £3,482.94 to 21 workers, with average arrears of £165.85 per worker
53. Roe Park Holdings Limited, trading as Roe Park Resort, Causeway Coast and Glens BT49, failed to pay £3,399.28 to 46 workers, with average arrears of £73.90 per worker
54. Trackars Limited, Belfast BT9, failed to pay £3,334.55 to 23 workers, with average arrears of £144.98 per worker
55. Mrs April Louise Thompson and Miss Nicola Frances Thompson, trading as Baby Maids, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon BT32, failed to pay £3,283.65 to 18 workers, with average arrears of £182.43 per worker
56. Springmarsh Homes Limited, Bromley BR1, failed to pay £3,196.88 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £3,196.88 per worker
57. Wylam Garage Limited, Northumberland NE46, failed to pay £3,132.29 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £3,132.29 per worker
58. Premiere Coffee Limited, trading as Costa Coffee, Southampton SO14, failed to pay £3,116.85 to 41 workers, with average arrears of £76.02 per worker
59. Mr Percy John Puddepha, Mrs Rosemary P Puddepha, Mr Brian J Puddepha and Ms Diana E Puddepha, trading as The Pines Hotel, Purbeck BH19, failed to pay £3,043.44 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £1,521.72 per worker
60. Ms Julie Harris, trading as The Hair Shed, Hastings TN34, failed to pay £3,009.79 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £3,009.79 per worker
61. Securiclean (UK) Limited, Northampton NN3, failed to pay £2,990.13 to 41 workers, with average arrears of £72.93 per worker
62. Lawton Heath Ltd, trading as The Horseshoe Inn, Cheshire East ST7, failed to pay £2,921.51 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £2,921.51 per worker
63. Mr Mohammed Ismail, trading as Tesco Hand Car Wash, Calderdale HX1, failed to pay £2,731.24 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £682.81 per worker
64. Oak Grove Cabins Ltd, Derry City and Strabane BT47, failed to pay £2,728.35 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £2,728.35 per worker
65. Carden Park Hotel Limited, Cheshire West and Chester CH3, failed to pay £2,656.01 to 70 workers, with average arrears of £37.94 per worker
66. Kensington Hand Car Wash Limited, trading as Waves Car Wash, Kensington and Chelsea W14, failed to pay £3,758.56 to 13 workers, with average arrears of £289.12 per worker
67. Advance Apparel Ltd, Barking and Dagenham RM9, failed to pay £2,634.34 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £658.59 per worker
68. Khanna Enterprises (Oxford) Limited, trading as Best Western Linton Lodge Hotel, Oxford OX2, failed to pay £2,620.15 to 7 workers, with average arrears of £374.31 per worker
69. Mr Kaine Anthony Smith, trading as KAS Electrical Services, Hinckley and Bosworth LE6, failed to pay £2,591.81 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £1,295.91 per worker
70. Mr Lorenzo Berni, trading as Osteria San Lorenzo, Kensington and Chelsea SW3, failed to pay £2,590.20 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £323.78 per worker
71. Brent Park Hand Car Wash Ltd, Brent NW10, failed to pay £2,463.23 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £492.65 per worker
72. The Tilery Limited, trading as The Tilery Nursing Home, Fermanagh and Omagh BT92, failed to pay £2,423.50 to 33 workers, with average arrears of £73.44 per worker
73. Scutt Beaumont Solicitors Ltd, Leicester LE1, failed to pay £2,395.64 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £299.46 per worker
74. Eastbourne Area Parents' Action Group (Learning Disabilities), trading as Chalk Farm LDC, Eastbourne BN20, failed to pay £2,385.40 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £2,385.40 per worker
75. C W King Fishers Day Nurseries Limited, Croydon CR2, failed to pay £2,296.81 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £287.10 per worker
76. Accent on Education Limited, Newport NP20, failed to pay £2,293.23 to 9 workers, with average arrears of £254.80 per worker
77. Azure East Midlands Limited, trading as Radisson Blu Hotel, North West Leicestershire DE74, failed to pay £2,144.06 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £268.01 per worker
78. The Dundee Football Club Limited, trading as Dundee F.C., Dundee City DD3, failed to pay £2,134.84 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £533.71 per worker
79. York Conferences Limited, York YO10, failed to pay £2,069.88 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £413.98 per worker
80. Mr Kevin Walker, trading as Kevin Walker Family Butcher, Argyll and Bute G84, failed to pay £1,903.83 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,903.83 per worker
81. Mr Desmond James Locke and Mrs Diane Helen Locke, trading as The Bull's Head, Guildford GU4, failed to pay £1,851.25 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £617.08 per worker
82. Aingarth Rest Home Limited, Conwy LL28, failed to pay £1,836.60 to 9 workers, with average arrears of £204.07 per worker
83. Glo Hair & Beauty Limited, Harrow HA1 , failed to pay £1,791.77 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £358.35 per worker
84. Mr Stuart Rooke, trading as S R Motors, Carmarthenshire SA39, failed to pay £1,762.43 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,762.43 per worker
85. The Internet Retailer Limited, Wealden RH18, failed to pay £1,730.66 to 6 workers, with average arrears of £288.44 per worker
86. Mr Matthew Paul Adamson and Mr Steven Elliott Booth, trading as Search Point UK, Leeds LS15, failed to pay £1,681.50 to 17 workers, with average arrears of £98.91 per worker
87. Mr Joseph Horsfall and Mr William Marshall Miller, trading as Ashgrove Park, Moray IV30, failed to pay £1,678.73 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £335.75 per worker
88. Burrow Down Support Services Limited, Torbay TQ3, failed to pay £1,651.04 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £206.38 per worker
89. Demrahh Play Ltd, trading as Mini Monsterz Scarborough, Scarborough YO11, failed to pay £1,647.17 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,647.17 per worker
90. Corus Hotels Limited, Milton Keynes MK1, failed to pay £1,636.79 to 18 workers, with average arrears of £90.93 per worker
91. Grampian Catering Equipment Limited, Aberdeenshire AB41, failed to pay £1,594.63 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,594.63 per worker
92. Aftec Electrical Services Limited, South Staffordshire WV10, failed to pay £1,585.85 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,585.85 per worker
93. Doncaster Rovers Limited, trading as Doncaster Rovers F.C., Doncaster DN4, failed to pay £1,585.24 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £792.62 per worker
94. Favotell Ltd, Westminster W1G, failed to pay £1,566.21 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £522.07 per worker
95. Clarkson House Residential Care Home Ltd, Tameside OL6, failed to pay £1,563.75 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,563.75 per worker
96. Genco Electrical Projects Limited, Kirklees HD1, failed to pay £1,563.01 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £781.51 per worker
97. Personic Computers Limited, Bristol BS3, failed to pay £1,542.10 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £514.03 per worker
98. Hypersync Limited, Newry, Mourne and Down BT34, failed to pay £1,518 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,518 per worker
99. H.I. Lime Street Limited, trading as Holiday Inn Liverpool City Centre, Liverpool L2, failed to pay £1,502.91 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £187.86 per worker
100. First Care Services Limited, Wolverhampton WV3, failed to pay £1,491.20 to 26 workers, with average arrears of £57.35 per worker
101. Sprim V.I.P. Limited, Westminster SW1V, failed to pay £1,432.46 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,432.46 per worker
102. Paul John Construction (Leicester) Limited, trading as Paul John Group, North West Leicestershire LE67, failed to pay £1,406.76 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £703.38 per worker
103. House of Juniors Limited, Manchester M1, failed to pay £1,375.80 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £687.90 per worker
104. Jordan Fishwick LLP, Cheshire East SK11, failed to pay £1,362.13 to 21 workers, with average arrears of £64.86 per worker
105. Prem Construction Limited, Kettering NN14, failed to pay £1,309.57 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,309.57 per worker (under previous owners)
106. C B Electrical Contractors (S.E) Limited, Hastings TN38, failed to pay £1289.85 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,289.85 per worker
107. Energy Care (UK) Limited, Bedford MK45, failed to pay £1,283.40 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,283.40 per worker
108. Cleaning & Environmental Solutions Ltd, Ashfield NG16, failed to pay £1,275.88 to 11 workers, with average arrears of £115.99 per worker
109. Mr Joel Adebayo, trading as Rainham Day Nursery, Havering RM13, failed to pay £1,267.50 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1267.50 per worker
110. Cargills Metro UK Limited, trading as Zordels, Gravesham DA12, failed to pay £1,243.13 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,243.13 per worker
111. Mr Sotirios Bourmpos, trading as Sotiris Greek Specialist Pastries, Bristol BS1, failed to pay £1,240.60 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,240.60 per worker
112. Elitex Limited, trading as Elitex Micros, Birmingham 6HN, failed to pay £1,210.83 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,210.83 per worker
113. The Gurkha (Blackpool) Ltd, company changed name from Fishtail Inn Limited on 06/09/2017, trading as Gurkha Hotel Restaurant and Bar Gurkha Hotel Restaurant and Bar, Blackpool FY4, failed to pay £1,153.19 to 7 workers, with average arrears of £164.74 per worker
114. The Northampton Town Football Club Limited, trading as Northampton Town F.C. Northampton NN5, failed to pay £1,121.64 to 85 workers, with average arrears of £13.20 per worker
115. The Dorset Glass Co. Limited, Poole BH17, failed to pay £1,120.03 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £373.34 per worker
116. Sussex Cricket Limited, Brighton and Hove BN3, failed to pay £1,087.81 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £543.91 per worker
117. Mansion House Llansteffan Ltd, Carmarthenshire SA33, failed to pay £1,087.13 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £543.57 per worker
118. Lodge Lane Car Wash Ltd, Liverpool L8, failed to pay £1,068 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £267 per worker
119. Maid in Lytham Ltd, Fylde FY8, failed to pay £1059.30 to 13 workers, with average arrears of £81.48 per worker
120. Vikings Sports Foundation Ltd, Halton WA8, failed to pay £1,026.47 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £1,026.47 per worker
121. The Carroll Cleaning Company Limited, Calderdale HX4, failed to pay £1,024.04 to 110 workers, with average arrears of £9.31 per worker
122. Andrew Baxter Hairdressing Limited, Nottingham NG5, failed to pay £986.58 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £493.29 per worker
123. Anne Cleans Houses Limited, North Somerset BS20, failed to pay £970.99 to 12 workers, with average arrears of £80.92 per worker
124. SAR Foods (UK) Ltd, trading as Kiplings, Calderdale HX6, failed to pay £939.87 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £117.48 per worker
125. Newcastle Rugby Limited, trading as Newcastle Falcons, Newcastle upon Tyne NE13, failed to pay £933.55 to 140 workers, with average arrears of £6.67 per worker
126. Gianvira Foods Limited, trading as Il Pavone, Glasgow City G1, failed to pay £911.39 to 25 workers, with average arrears of £36.46 per worker
127. Arabia Monitor Limited, Barnet N3, failed to pay £895.71 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £895.71 per worker
128. Beachlands Hotel Limited, trading as Beachlands Hotel, North Somerset BS23, failed to pay £875.75 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £437.88 per worker
129. Indus Cuisine Limited, trading as Indus Indian Take Away, Plymouth PL2, failed to pay £874.70 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £874.70 per worker
130. Mr Paul Henderson and Mrs Sarah Henderson, trading as 3 Wishes, East Dorset BH31, failed to pay £870.79 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £217.70 per worker
131. Future Einsteins (Wakefield) Limited, trading as Future Einsteins Private Day Nursery, Wakefield WF1, failed to pay £832.85 to 5 workers, with average arrears of £166.57 per worker
132. Watershed Care Services Limited, Surrey Heath GU15, failed to pay £823.39 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £411.70 per worker
133. Eastwood Lodge Limited, Islington IG3, failed to pay £787.50 to 19 workers, with average arrears of £41.45 per worker
134. Mayflower Valeting Ltd, Basildon SS14, failed to pay £766.69 to 6 workers, with average arrears of £127.78 per worker
135. Fashion Time UK Ltd, Leicester LE5, failed to pay £765.30 to 11 workers, with average arrears of £69.57 per worker
136. Integrated Guarding Solutions Limited, Bolton BL1, failed to pay £742.50 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £742.50 per worker
137. Mr Laszlo Cseik and Ms Agnes Nagy, trading as Agi Pogi, Broxtowe NG9, failed to pay £735 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £735 per worker
138. B B T H Limited, trading as Barvarian Beerhouse, City of London EC3N, failed to pay £722.92 to 12 workers, with average arrears of £60.24 per worker
139. Motorcycle Transport Limited, trading as SOS Motorcycle Recovery, South Kesteven NG31, failed to pay £711.79 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £88.97 per worker
140. Hostels (Scotland) Ltd., trading as Cowgate Tourist Hostel, City of Edinburgh EH1, failed to pay £704.01 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £352.01 per worker
141. Amkare Limited, trading as Right at Home Solent, Fareham PO16, failed to pay £690.73 to 16 workers, with average arrears of £43.17 per worker
142. Pro Build (Yorkshire) Limited, Bradford BD6, failed to pay £689.85 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £689.85 per worker
143. Hillcrest Catering Co. Limited, trading as KFC, Camden NW3, failed to pay £680.81 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £226.94 per worker
144. Mr Mohammed Hanif, trading as Alum Rock Road Post Office, Birmingham B8, failed to pay £672 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £672 per worker
145. Port Vale Football Club Limited, trading as Port Vale F.C., Stoke-on-Trent ST6, failed to pay £659.15 to 9 workers, with average arrears of £73.24 per worker
146. Mr Christian David Hadfield and Miss Janet Hadfield, trading as The Waterfront Hotel and Bistro, Dumfries and Galloway DG9, failed to pay £650.99 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £81.37 per worker
147. Yellow Line Parking Ltd, trading as AppyParking, Hackney EC2A, failed to pay £621.60 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £621.60 per worker
148. Mrs Meyanee Homnan, trading as Sew 4 Sure, Swansea SA1, failed to pay £616.36 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £308.18 per worker
149. Revolution Bars Group plc, trading as Revolución de Cuba, Tameside OL6, failed to pay £613.37 to 61 workers, with average arrears of £10.06 per worker
150. Mary Moppins Limited, Waveney NR33, failed to pay £611.37 to 85 workers, with average arrears of £7.19 per worker
151. Crandale Consultants Limited, Aberdeen City AB10, failed to pay £605.14 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £605.14 per worker
152. Louis James Dixon, trading as West Park Café, Cheshire East SK10, failed to pay £588.75 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £588.75 per worker
153. Mrs Barbara Jayne Condliffe, trading as Condliffe Cleaning Services, Northumberland NE46, failed to pay £586.13 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £293.07 per worker
154. Ever Healthcare Limited, Sheffield S6, failed to pay £585 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £585 per worker
155. Mrs Sonia Crosby, trading as Perfection at 444, Bolton BL3, failed to pay £582.25 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £582.25 per worker
156. Exact CNC (NI) Ltd, Newry, Mourne and Down BT35, failed to pay £576.16 to 17 workers, with average arrears of £33.89 per worker
157. WY (Woodland Park) Limited, trading as Woodlands Park Hotel, Elmbridge KT11, failed to pay £571.11 to 20 workers, with average arrears of £28.56 per worker
158. Miss Laura Colman, trading as Cherwell Competition Centre, South Oxfordshire OX3 , failed to pay £568.33 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £284.17 per worker
159. Longham Distribution Limited, Broadland NR9, failed to pay £568.02 to 15 workers, with average arrears of £37.87 per worker
160. Sheila Hodgkinson, trading as Molly Maid, Vale of White Horse OX1, failed to pay £564.56 to 9 workers, with average arrears of £62.73 per worker
161. Mr Sean Gallacher, trading as Betty Boop Café, West Lothian EH47, failed to pay £558.53 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £186.18 per worker
162. Woolston Social Club, Southampton SO19, failed to pay £523.13 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £523.13 per worker
163. Chick Chicken Catford Ltd, Lewisham SE6, failed to pay £507.14 to 6 workers, with average arrears of £84.52 per worker
164. Restaurant James Sommerin Limited, trading as Restaurant James Sommerin, Vale of Glamorgan CF64, failed to pay £487.57 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £487.57 per worker
165. Care West Country Limited, trading as The Firs Nursing Home, Taunton Deane TA2 , failed to pay £472.92 to 44 workers, with average arrears of £10.75 per worker
166. BC Arch Limited, trading as Arch Apprentices, Hammersmith and Fulham W6, failed to pay £461.20 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £461.20 per worker
167. A Team PH Ltd, trading as Pizza Hut, Croydon SW16, failed to pay £460.69 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £460.69 per worker
168. SSLink Limited, Mole Valley KT23, failed to pay £459.86 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £459.86 per worker
169. Southview Leisure Park Limited, East Lindsey PE25, failed to pay £453.75 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £453.75 per worker
170. The Black Horse Inn Restaurant with Rooms Ltd, trading as The Black Horse Inn, Calderdale HD6, failed to pay £453.59 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £151.20 per worker
171. Mr Robert Louis Craig, trading as Craig's Courier Services, Falkirk FK6, failed to pay £447.94 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £447.94 per worker
172. A&A Valeting Limited, Tamworth B79, failed to pay £442.35 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £221.18 per worker
173. Davack Limited, trading as Mount Pleasant Care Home, Teignbridge TQ12, failed to pay £435 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £435 per worker
174. Jash (CW) Limited, trading as Nisa Extra, Coventry CV5, failed to pay £432.20 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £216.10 per worker
175. Brownlow Enterprises Limited, trading as Ventry Residential Care, Enfield N14, failed to pay £425.14 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £425.14 per worker
176. Mr Gareth Kinnear, trading as Jacks Auto Care Kare, Fife KY7, failed to pay £422.80 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £422.80 per worker
177. Haystack Hostels Ltd, City of Edinburgh EH2, failed to pay £408 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £408 per worker
178. Aydy Dental Care Limited, trading as Paisley Dental Clinic, Renfrewshire PA1, failed to pay £402.63 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £402.63 per worker
179. The Finesse Collection (DMH) Limited, trading as Donington Manor Hotel, North West Leicestershire DE74, failed to pay £402.31 to 7 workers, with average arrears of £57.47 per worker
180. It's Clean Limited, trading as Unit 16, Claro Court Business Centre Unit 16, Harrogate HG1, failed to pay £399.57 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £399.57 per worker
181. Ms Bhiniben Kashaubhai Modhwadiya, trading as Thorpe Road Convenience Store, Melton LE13, failed to pay £392.12 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £392.12 per worker
182. Currency Solutions Limited, Southwark SE1, failed to pay £391.17 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £391.17 per worker
183. Kentsmill Limited, trading as Subway, Birmingham B17, failed to pay £386.99 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £386.99 per worker
184. R.J. Gook Limited, trading as Chapter One Restaurant Chapter One Restaurant, Bromley BR6, failed to pay £382.93 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £47.87 per worker
185. Alpha Energy Direct Ltd, Manchester M12, failed to pay £370.13 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £370.13 per worker
186. Benore Care Limited, trading as Benore Care Home, Fife KY5, failed to pay £367.63 to 41 workers, with average arrears of £8.97 per worker
187. Care Remedies Limited, Eastbourne BN21, failed to pay £356.33 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £178.17 per worker
188. Mr Abdul-Kayum Arain, trading as Al-Amin, Cambridge CB1, failed to pay £349.25 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £349.25 per worker
189. Mr Nicholas James Chan, trading as Riverside Cantonese Restaurant, Cardiff CF11, failed to pay £346.39 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £43.3 per worker
190. Mr Asa Dhaliwal, Mr Balvir Toor and Mr Pardeep Toor, trading as Wombourne Fish Bar, South Staffordshire WV5, failed to pay £340.31 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £170.16 per worker
191. BHH Resorts Limited, trading as Barnsdale Hall Hotel, Rutland LE15, failed to pay £324.38 to 10 workers, with average arrears of £32.44 per worker
192. Stadium Event Company (UK) Ltd, trading as Stadium Events, Leeds LS1, failed to pay £316.79 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £316.79 per worker
193. Ananda Foods Ltd, North East Derbyshire S18, failed to pay £310.62 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £310.62 per worker
194. Dr Omran Abbas, trading as The Heathway Dental Surgery, Barking and Dagenham RM10, failed to pay £301.20 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £301.20 per worker
195. Beti Reilly (Hairstylists) Limited, Glasgow City G2, failed to pay £295.85 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £295.85 per worker
196. Miss Linda Dykes, trading as Diamond Cleaning (What Can Shine Will Shine), Conwy LL22, failed to pay £294.17 to 11 workers, with average arrears of £26.74 per worker
197. ARZ Management Limited, Southampton SO14, failed to pay £292.50 to 39 workers, with average arrears of £7.50 per worker
198. Mr Piotr Antoni Zielinski, trading as Max Polish Shop, Carmarthenshire SA40, failed to pay £285.04 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £95.01 per worker
199. Mr George Nicholl, trading as Nicholl Plaster Mouldings, Lisburn and Castlereagh BT6, failed to pay £281.70 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £281.70 per worker
200. Mr Bujar Sejdini, trading as Hand Car Wash of Horsham, Horsham RH12, failed to pay £272.70 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £90.90 per worker
201. Ms Karen Kennedy-Defaria, trading as Vanity Village, Glasgow City G3, failed to pay £270.03 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £270.03 per worker
202. Mr Luis Magalhaes, trading as L & M Unisex Hair Salon L & M Unisex Hair Salon, Lambeth SW8, failed to pay £262.50 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £262.50 per worker
203. H.M.L. Limited, trading as Langley Castle Hotel, Northumberland NE47, failed to pay £262.48 to 7 workers, with average arrears of £37.50 per worker
204. Innpressive Bars Limited, trading as The Limehouse, North Somerset BS21, failed to pay £260.13 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £260.13 per worker
205. Blow Salons Limited, St. Helens WA10, failed to pay £259.33 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £129.67 per worker
206. Oricom Limited, North Ayrshire KA11, failed to pay £259.21 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £129.61 per worker
207. G.Williams & Son (Butchers) Limited ,  Gwynedd LL57, failed to pay £257.82 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £257.82 per worker
208. Newton Fallowell (Lincoln) Limited, Lincoln LN2, failed to pay £255.64 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £255.64 per worker
209. Wembley Vehicle Deliveries, company changed name from Ace Vehicle Deliveries Limited on 08/12/2017, Kirklees HD3, failed to pay £248.03 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £248.03 per worker
210. Santa's Pizza Limited, Burnley BB10, failed to pay £241.12 to 3 worker, with average arrears of £80.37 per worker
211. Ms Tracey Robertson, trading as Paw Prints, Calderdale HX3, failed to pay £239.89 to 8 workers, with average arrears of £29.99 per worker
212. J Cleaning & Building Services Ltd, Aberdeenshire AB12, failed to pay £235.20 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £117.60 per worker
213. Ginger Village Pubs Ltd, Hambleton DL6, failed to pay £233.55 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £233.55 per worker
214. Care Relief Team Limited, Chesterfield S41, failed to pay £226.80 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £226.80 per worker
215. Derbyshire County Cricket Club Limited, Derby DE21, failed to pay £225.16 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £225.16 per worker
216. The Good Food Chain Limited, Stafford ST15, failed to pay £222 to 25 workers, with average arrears of £8.88 per worker
217. The New Sandon Garage Limited, Cardiff CF24, failed to pay £220.73 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £220.73 per worker
218. Souk Restaurants Limited, Camden WC2H, failed to pay £217.50 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £217.50 per worker
219. Pass A Pizza Limited, trading as Domino’s Pizza, Lambeth SW2, failed to pay £213.83 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £106.92 per worker
220. Heathfield House Nursing Homes Limited, Cherwell OX5, failed to pay £210 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £210 per worker
221. Papa Dels London Limited, trading as Papa Del's, Haringey N6, failed to pay £209.32 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £209.32 per worker
222. Mr Micro Osman Ali, trading as Tesco Hand Car Wash Tesco Hand Car Wash, Barnet NW2, failed to pay £197.62 to 4 workers, with average arrears of £49.41 per worker
223. Project 360 Property Services Ltd, Leeds LS7, failed to pay £193.65 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £193.65 per worker
224. Motion People Limited, Leicester LE1, failed to pay £191.25 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £191.25 per worker
225. Roan Takeaway Food Limited, trading as Blue Water Fish and Chips, Enfield N14, failed to pay £180 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £60 per worker
226. Cherrybridge Investments Ltd, trading as Cheshire Gap, Cheshire East SK11, failed to pay £176.71 to 2 workers, with average arrears of £88.36 per worker
227. Chapter One Restaurant Limited, trading as Chapter One Restaurant, Bromley BR6, failed to pay £170.46 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £56.82 per worker (under previous owners)
228. N & P Cleaning Agency Limited, Wiltshire NE6, failed to pay £163.18 to 19 workers, with average arrears of £8.59 per worker
229. K.M.H. Communications Limited, Tonbridge and Malling ME20, failed to pay £161.74 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £161.74 per worker
230. City Group Managed Services Ltd, Preston PR2, failed to pay £154.48 to 19 workers, with average arrears of £8.13 per worker
231. Coronet Services Limited, company name changed from Coronet Cleaning & Hygiene Services Limited on 14/12/17, North Lanarkshire G68, failed to pay £151.70 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £50.57 per worker
232. A and Z Restaurant Company Limited, trading as The Chancery, City of London EC4A, failed to pay £148.09 to 3 workers, with average arrears of £49.36 per worker
233. Lions Property Management Limited, Hackney EC1V, failed to pay £143.96 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £143.96 per worker
234. Be Free and Fresh Limited, trading as Funky Juice, Hammersmith and Fulham SW6, failed to pay £117.04 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £117.04 per worker
235. Jepps Care Ltd, Ashfield NG17, failed to pay £116.03 to 7 workers, with average arrears of £16.58 per worker
236. Owens (Road Services) Limited, Carmarthenshire SA14, failed to pay £112.50 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £112.50 per worker
237. Standon House Limited, trading as Standon Care Home, Tamworth B79, failed to pay £109.37 to 7 workers, with average arrears of £15.62 per worker
238. Dog Day Leisure Ltd, trading as Wags Doggy Day Care, Salford M28, failed to pay £104.72 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £104.72 per worker
239. Mishani Retail Limited, Fife KY8, failed to pay £102.19 to 1 worker, with average arrears of £102.19 per worker

ABC Note:

1. Under this scheme the government will name all employers who have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) unless employers meet one of the exceptional criteria or have arrears of £100 or less. All 239 cases named today 6 July 18 failed to pay the correct national minimum or living wage rates and owed arrears of more than £100.
2. Employers have 28 days to appeal against the NoU (this notice sets out the owed wages to be paid by the employer together with the penalty for not complying with minimum wage law). If the employer does not appeal or unsuccessfully appeals against this NoU, BEIS will consider them for naming. The employer then has 14 days to make representations to BEIS outlining whether they meet any of the exceptional criteria:
3. National Living and Minimum Wage rates

• Naming by BEIS carries a risk of personal harm to an individual or their family;
• There are national security risks associated with naming in this instance;
• Other factors which suggest that it would not be in the public interest to name the employer.

1. Low paying sectors
2. Employers named in each region:

• Hospitality – 56
• Retail – 30
• Social care – 22
• Cleaning and maintenance – 19
• Leisure, travel and sport 15
• London – 40
• East Midlands – 27
• Scotland – 26
• North West – 25
• Yorkshire and the Humber – 24
• South East – 24
• West Midlands – 22
• South West – 14
• Wales – 14
• Northern Ireland – 11
• North East – 6
• East of England – 6

Image: HMRC.

McVey must come back to the commons over Universal Credit.                

The SNP’s Social Justice spokesperson Neil Gray MP has said Esther McVey must return to the Commons immediately to provide a statement on Universal Credit. The Work and Pensions Secretary apologised to the Commons this afternoon, after being caught ‘misleading’ parliament over comments by the National Audit Office on the social security system.

Neill Gray MP said the apology did not go far enough.

Commenting, Neil Gray MP said:“The government has been happy to mislead not just the Commons, but the public about Universal Credit for years, now they’ve been found out. “All of Esther McVey’s lines in defence of Universal Credit have been torpedoed by the National Audit Office, which is why she was so desperate to undermine them on Monday. We knew she was wrong then, but her partial apology is just not enough and poses more questions than answers. “Esther McVey needs to come back to the House immediately and give a statement on Universal Credit, this time advising how she will address the concerns of the NAO, why she lied to the House and why she appears at odds with her own DWP officials.

 “This is a government in chaos, crisis managing rather than leading. They need to get a grip instead of ruining people’s lives.”

This is the letter to DWP minister McVey from the National Audit Office

Dear minister,

I wrote to you on 27 June asking to meet to discuss my report on universal credit and your comments, but I have not yet been able to see you. Following your second set of statements in the House [of Commons] about the report, I am now reluctantly writing an open letter to you to clarify the facts.

Our report was fully agreed with senior officials in your Department [for Work and Pensions]. It is based on the most accurate and up-to-date information from your department. Your department confirmed this to me in writing on Wednesday 6 June and we then reached final agreement on the report on Friday 8 June.

It is odd that by Friday 15 June you felt able to say that the NAO [National Audit Office] “did not take into account the impact of our recent changes”. You reiterated these statements on 2 July, but we have seen no evidence of such impacts or fresh information.

I’m afraid your statement on 2 July that the NAO was concerned universal credit is currently “rolling but too slowly” and needs to “continue at a faster rate” is also not correct. While we recognise regrettable early delays to universal credit, my recommendation made clearly on page 11 of the report is that the department must now ensure it is ready before it starts to transfer people over from previous benefits.

This will avoid the department’s performance declining further as it faces higher claimant volumes. I also recommended the department learns from experiences of claimants and third parties, as well as the insights it has gained from the rollout so far.

I’m also afraid that your statement in response to my report claiming universal credit is working has not been proven. The department has not measured how many universal credit claimants are having difficulties and hardship.

What we do know from the department’s surveys is that although 83% of claimants responding said they were satisfied with the department’s customer service, 40% of them said they were experiencing financial difficulties, and 25% said they couldn’t make an online claim. We also know that 20% of claimants are not paid in full on time and that the department cannot measure the exact number of additional people in employment as a result of universal credit.

I would still very much like to meet to talk about the report and to discuss the independent investigation we are currently undertaking on Motability, a matter that I know is important to you.

Amyas Morse

Ester McVeys apology

Speaking in the Chamber today, she said: "Whilst speaking in Parliament in answer to questions on the NAO report into Universal Credit I mistakenly said that the NAO had asked for the roll out of Universal Credit to continue at a faster rate and be speeded up. In fact the NAO did not say that…

"I want to apologise to you [the Speaker] and the House for inadvertently misleading you."

 She added: “I believe it is right that as a minister I should come and correct the record and I therefore hope that you will accept my apology.”

However, Labour blasted Ms McVey over the blunder and said that if she had "knowingly misled" Parliament she should quit her Cabinet post.  

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Margaret Greenwood said: “Esther McVey has admitted that she misled Parliament. She did so not once, but twice, on 21st June and 2nd July, despite the fact that her own department had agreed the NAO report on 8th June.

“The NAO report is damning about the roll out of Universal Credit, the Government’s flagship welfare programme.

“If she didn’t read it properly, that’s incompetence. If she did read it properly and knowingly misled Parliament, then she should resign.”

Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee Frank Field has requested an Urgent Question for tomorrow so that MPs wil be able to grill Ms McVey on the matter.    

In the NAO’s letter, the organisation’s chief Amyas Morse condemned the Work and Pension Secretary’s "odd" claim that the body failed to account for "recent changes" to the controversial benefits overhaul, saying it had seen "no evidence of such impacts nor fresh information" to support a string of assertions she made in Parliament.

Ms McVey told the House today: “The NAO contacted my office and the end of last week and we are working on setting up a meeting.”  

Over 80 domestic violence and abuse incidents every day in Northern Ireland – working together we can help stop it

Last year nearly 30,000 domestic motivated incidents took place in Northern Ireland and tragically around five people each year are killed by a partner, ex-partner or close family member.

By sharing your views as part of the Department of Justice’s public consultation on Domestic Homicide Reviews together we can stop it happening.

Everyone deserves to live in a safe community where we respect the law and each other. All forms of domestic violence are wrong and are often are criminal in law. The consultation, which remains open until Friday 28 September, is aimed at improving how we tackle domestic abuse by learning together.

Domestic violence and abuse remains significantly underreported. In working to establish a domestic homicide review model the department has worked closely with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners. In addition to the views of representative organisations, the department is keen to hear from people who may have been abused or who may have been affected by abuse. 

The views of family members or friends or work colleagues can help us improve preventative as well as immediate and aftercare services and potentially save lives.

The department intends to publish responses to the consultation on its website. However, all contact details and information that could identify a respondent as a private individual will be removed.

ABC Note: The consultation is open until Friday 28 September. Full details can be found at: https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/consultations/domestic-homicide-reviews

ABC Comment: Please comment below:

The social security benefits available to people who are in work but struggling on low incomes is to be the focus of an inquiry by Scottish Social Security Committee.

MSPs want to understand if the social security systems are doing enough to help people get out of poverty.