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New Briefing on the Changes and Eventual Withdrawal of Crisis Social Security Measures

Posted on March 28, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
28
Mar

A Commons Library briefing has been released detailing the changes various government bodies made to social security measures in reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside the plans for their withdrawal post-crisis and economic recovery.

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Personal finances

FCA Publishes Guide to Their Expectations of Fair Treatment of Vulnerable Customers

Posted on March 25, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
25
Mar

Following up on their Financial Lives Survey, the Financial Conduct Authority had set forward expectations of companies to help ensure that vulnerable customers recieve fair treatment and achieve outcomes relative to other customers.

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Employment

Supreme Court Ruling States That Uber Drivers Are Workers

Posted on March 22, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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22
Mar

After almost five years, the case regarding whether or not the Drivers operating under Uber were legally “Workers” or “Customers” has been resolved by way of a Supreme Court ruling.

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Health and Care

White Paper Released With Proposals for the “Integration and Innovation” of Various Care Systems

Posted on March 17, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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17
Mar

Built upon a foundation set by the NHS’s “Long Term Plan”, the White Paper seeks to improve both the Health Care and the Social Care systems through various innovations and integrations.

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Health and Care

Number of Emergency Food Parcels Delivered by Food Banks Sees Increase

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

The breifing shows an increase in both the number of food banks, and the number of emergency food parcels they are each distributing.

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Personal finances

FCA Publishes Survey Results For 2020 and Covid-19

Posted on March 11, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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11
Mar

Last year, the FCA conducted not just their biannual “Financial Lives” survey, but also a new Covid-19 panel survey.

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Welfare benefits

DWP Set to End Payments into Post Office Card Accounts, Amongst Other Announcements

Posted on March 11, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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11
Mar

As part of Touchbase, a government newsletter designed to gather related announcements and make them easily available to the public in a clear manner, DWP has announced they will no longer be able to provide payments via the Post Office card account system.

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Employment

New Youth Unemployment Statistics

Posted on March 10, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
10
Mar

The statistics compare data from before the pandemic to now, after a year of various levels of lockdown, in addition to differences between the third and final quarters of 2020.

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Health and Care, Housing

Government Making Progress on Domestic Abuse Bill

Posted on March 10, 2021April 13, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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10
Mar

The bill primarily focuses on those aged over 16 in England. Section 9 of the bill signposts support available in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Housing

New Statistics for Statutory Homelessness Released

Posted on February 22, 2021February 10, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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22
Feb

The statistics on homelessness and temporary accomodation, regarding the time between July and September of 2020, were recently released. You can read the Full Documents here.

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