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Government will offer NEETs ‘support alongside clear expectations to be in work’ – Labour MP
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (84+ words) We spoke to Josh MacAlister, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for Children and Families. We put to him that cutting benefits for vulnerable young people or families struggling will just make the NEET problem worse. Government will offer NEETs ‘support…...
Letters to the Editor: Some pensioners penalised for paying into occupational pension
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1192+ words) People receiving the State pension and a modest occupational pension can lose both a medical card and access to important home-energy supports. Picture: iStock I have written to environment minister Darragh O’Brien asking him to review an unfair anomaly in…...
DWP issues new update on job interviews as it confirms 'adjustments"
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (263+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions has this week issued a new statement on job interviews amid concerns The Department for Work and Pensions has released a new statement on job interviews after concerns were raised. The issue was brought…...
HMRC writing to one million people with low wages over pension top-up
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (369+ words) Low earners who missed out because of their wages will be invite them to claim a top-up. HMRC will start a mass letter-writing campaign, identifying and inviting people who may have missed out on pension tax relief to act. Low…...
DWP state pensioners get tax-free Personal Allowance up to??16,320 with HMRC rule
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (404+ words) (Image: Maskot via Getty Images) While former Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced an exemption for state pensioners who have only state pension income, which will be continued by Andy Burnham (they won't be required to pay tax if they breach the…...
UK needs ‘tough love’ approach to young people on benefits – Alan Milburn
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (950+ words) Britain needs to treat young people on benefits with “tough love” as the current system has become “a total state failure”, Alan Milburn has said. The former Labour minister, who is currently writing a review on youth unemployment, told The…...
Beyond the ‘Worried Well’: Why Payers Are Rethinking Therapy for Lower-Acuity Care
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (978+ words) “The worried well.” “Rent-a-friend therapy.” I’ve heard all the terms. But in the post-COVID era, there has been a major increase in the number of individuals seeking behavioral healthcare. While many applaud this surge to connect more people with care…...
Tea workers deserve fair wages, and BNP is pledge-bound to deliver them
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (709+ words) Tea workers across the country have been staging demonstrations for more than a month making for four demands, including a daily wage of Tk 500. The other three demands are: repeal of the 2023 gazette, which limits the annual wage increase to…...
State pensioners with these eight health conditions could get up to £458 a month
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (245+ words) More than 45 conditions could qualify you for some form of payment under these two benefits. Attendance Allowance is designed for state pensioners in England and Wales, while PADP is for state pensioners in Scotland. The most common condition for claimants…...
State pensioners with these 8 health conditions could get up to??458 a month from DWP
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (245+ words) More than 45 conditions could qualify you for some form of payment under these two benefits. Attendance Allowance is designed for state pensioners in England and Wales, while PADP is for state pensioners in Scotland. The most common condition for claimants…...