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20 Mar 2015 - 18:00

null Government’s Work Programme hailed a success

Our feature writer, Suzanne Danon, finds out more about the Government's Work Programme... Following a number of initial criticisms the Government has claimed its Work Programme is now a success resulting in more than 400,000 long-term unemployed people now in work. Last year the National Audit Office described areas of the Work Programme as flawed and raised concerns over problems with... See more
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19 Feb 2015 - 16:50

null Universal Credit not universally accepted

This week saw the start of the national roll out of Universal Credit; a new benefit system which is not without its critics, reports our feature writer, Suzanne Danon. Over 150 Jobcentres across the United Kingdom are moving over to the new ‘simplified’ benefit system in the next two months. The expectation is that the new benefit will then be available in all Jobcentres by this time next... See more
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06 Feb 2015 - 14:09

null Benefit cap brings thousands back into work

The benefit cap policy, which was introduced in 2013, has given people a chance to turn their lives around and break free from welfare ‘dependency’, according to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith. Our feature writer Suzanne Danon looks at the figures. This week Mr Duncan Smith revealed 55,300 households have had their benefits capped, and of these almost three in... See more
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06 Jan 2015 - 16:38

null Low income families likely to be hit by council tax shortfall

A report published today (January 6th) has revealed many low income families look set to be hit hardest by the council tax funding shortfall. Our feature writer Suzanne Danon explains more about the new report... The Local Government Association (LGA) warned that some councils were being left with no choice but to end discounts for some residents or face cutting other services further. ... See more
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