GPs have voted unanimously in favour of scrapping the work capability assessment (WCA). At the annual GPs’ conference in Liverpool, […]
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27
May
2012
GPs vote against the Work Capability Assessment
Lone Parents mirrored other groups in May’s Unemployment figures, falling slightly (-0.65) on the previous months although up 4% on […]
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21
May
2012
New research makes case for specialist support for Lone Parents trying to get back to work
A new piece of research provides damning evidence that Lone Parents can get little support when looking for work. And […]
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18
May
2012
Child benefit proposals are “political disaster”
Frank Haskew, the head of the ICAEW Tax Faculty, has warned that the Coalition Government’s child benefit proposals are highly […]
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18
May
2012
Child benefit proposals are "political disaster"
Frank Haskew, the head of the ICAEW Tax Faculty, has warned that the Coalition Government’s child benefit proposals are highly […]
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The Government has written to all households which may be affect by the new caps introduced on benefit payments. The […]
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08
May
2012
WCA: unconditional support cases increase
New figures show the proportion of disabled people found eligible for unconditional support under the fitness for work regime is […]
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08
May
2012
Drug tests for new benefit claimants
The legislation which requires new applicants of welfare to undergo drugs test has been voted in… Relax…. this has been […]
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Government’s pledge on child maintenance arrears as new figures show thousands of CSA parents owe 5-figure sums The CSA Quarterly […]
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30
Apr
2012
Councils’ will help to shape Universal Credit
Freud: councils’ chance to shape Universal Credit Local authorities will have a role in shaping and delivering Universal Credit, Lord […]
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