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New Guidance on Support for Landlords and Letting Agents With Universal Credit Tenants

Posted on April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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20
Apr

DWP has recently published a one page guidance paper designed to help explain Universal Credit to both landlords and letting agents, to help avoid potential tenants from being turned down because of their receipt of the benefit.

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Employment

Update to Government Guidance on Supporting Older Workers

Posted on April 18, 2021April 19, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
18
Apr

The guidance, which was first published in 2014, focuses on signposting and explaining various support methods for workers who are over 50 years old, and has recently been updated to include details on the new “50 PLUS: Choices”, which replaces “Fuller Working Lives”.

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Posted in Employment
Personal finances

FCA Closes First Consultation on Funeral Plans

Posted on April 16, 2021April 15, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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16
Apr

From the 29th of July 2022, regulation of “Funeral Plans”, pre-payed funerals, will become the responsibility of the Financial Conduct Authority and as such they had launched a consultation to garner responses to their current proposal.

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Posted in Personal finances
Families

Latest “Family Resource Survey” released

Posted on April 13, 2021April 15, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
13
Apr

First started in 2010, the Family Resource Survey is an annual report that collects information on the living standards of families who reside in privately owned households.

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Posted in Families
Housing

HOC Research Briefing: Housing for Serving and Ex-Military Personnel

Posted on April 11, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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11
Apr

The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing that details housing options for both active and ex-military personnel, although the document excludes details regarding service accommodation that is provided by the Ministry of Defence

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Health and Care

HOC Research Briefing: Loneliness

Posted on April 9, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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09
Apr

The House of Common’s Library has released a new research briefing, this one being focused on the issue of loneliness which is estimated to affect 47% of all English adults.

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Posted in Health and Care
Health and Care

Office for National Statistics Publishes Dataset on Outcomes for Disabled People

Posted on April 7, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
07
Apr

The second dataset of its kind released by ONS, the first being from 2019, covers a large number of details discovered from the Annual Population Survey.

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Welfare benefits

DWP releases new “Easy Read” Guides to Universal Credit

Posted on April 6, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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06
Apr

In their pursuit of transparency, clarity and outreach, the Department for Work and Pensions have released two new documents.

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Posted in Welfare benefits
Employment

Mental Health and Income Commission Publishes Report on the Mental Health Income Gap

Posted on April 3, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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03
Apr

A relatively new commission, the Mental Health and Income Commission has published their second report in their existance, concerning more details on the Mental Health Income Gap they uncovered in their first report.

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Welfare benefits

Briefing on Unemployment Benefits by Constituency

Posted on March 31, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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31
Mar

The Commons Library breifing that details changes in Unemployment Benefit Claims based on constituency has once again been updated, and now details up to January 2021.

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