Adult social care services in England are facing significant funding pressures, due to the combination of a growing and ageing population, increasingly complex care needs, reductions in central goverment funding […]
Universal Credit can be paid into a credit union for those unable to access a bank account. Information on local credit unions can be found here: https://www.findyourcreditunion.co.uk
The Government’s contract for the Post Office card account comes to an end on 30 November 2021. For those claimants and pensioners who are unable to open a mainstream account […]
In 2019, we expect to see a new ‘Pensions Dashboard’ come to the market. You’ll be able to use it to see all of your pension savings at the same […]
An employment tribunal has ruled that the dismissal of an 88-year-old medical secretary was unfair and an example of age discrimination in the workplace. Read the whole story from Personnel […]
Sadly, care services are overwhelmed due to high demand and limited funding. This is having a very significant impact on the older population – read this article from Age UK […]
The National Housing Federation has released a new report examining poverty and housing within the private renting sector. Read the report here to see how you might be affected by […]
Find out more about the changes to voluntary National Insurance contributions by reading this article by yourmoney.com. New changes come into effect on the 6th of April 2019, so make […]
Take a look at the proposed changes to benefit rates from April 2019 in this report from the government. This will give you a better idea of what you’ll be […]