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Belfast Telegraph worker killed after 1976 bomb remembered
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (843+ words) Joseph Paton, from Lisburn, was a printer with the Belfast Telegraph The granddaughter of a Belfast Telegraph worker killed 50 years ago in Northern Ireland says it is important to remember "forgotten" victims of violence. When the offices of the newspaper…...
Government will offer NEETs ‘support alongside clear expectations to be in work’ – Labour MP
12+ hour, 11+ 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…...
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…...
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…...
Winter fuel payment qualifying week DWP says 4 groups not eligible
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (925+ words) Qualifying week for this year's winter fuel payment is coming soon - and people need to be aware of the rules(Image: Getty) Qualifying week for this year’s winter fuel payment of between £1-300 is looming - but the DWP has confirmed some…...
Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (558+ words) New Class Unit to focus on improving lives of low-income families, disadvantaged communities and rooting out child poverty. Working-class people will be at the heart of a renewed government drive to tackle entrenched inequality, with Minister for Women and Equalities…...