Figures higher still for Black and Asian UK women pensioners, at about one in three. These deeply worrying figures are released as MPs prepare to debate the suspension of the triple lock in Parliament.
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The Health and Social Care Levy Bill 2021-22 was introduced on 8 September 2021. The Bill, with its explanatory notes, is published on the Bill’s page on Parliament.uk, which also provides details of its parliamentary progress.
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Who is likely to be affected, general description of the measure, policy objective and detailed proposal.
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If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.
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Oct
Oct
A £360 million wall of rent debt built up during the pandemic combined with cuts to Universal Credit threatens to leave hundreds of thousands of tenants facing long-term housing insecurity and problem debt, according to StepChange analysis of new YouGov polling
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Post Office Card Accounts are to be extended for another year in order to safely move existing users over to traditional bank accounts or a new Payment Exception Service.
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Vulnerable households across the country will be able to access a new £500m support fund to help them with essentials over the coming months as the country continues its recovery from the pandemic.
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Many people in the UK immigration system are subject to the ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) condition, which means that they are unable to access mainstream welfare benefits. This includes most benefits, tax credits and housing assistance provided by the government. As a result, several cohorts within the UK population are at a serious risk of becoming destitute.
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When BTEG embarked on a survey of young people at the end of 2020, one of its worrying findings was the lack of engagement with apprenticeship schemes. Following on from that survey we have dug a little deeper to produce this report Ethnic Minority Young People and Apprenticeships in England.
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The Department for Work & Pensions (the Department) estimates that it underpaid 134,000 pensioners over £1 billion in State Pension. This was due to repeated human errors over many years, some level of which was almost inevitable given the complex rules and high degree of manual review necessary when assessing claims, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).1