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July 18, 2019

High Court hears universal credit minimum income floor case

The case relates to the controversial minimum income floor which is applied to self-employed claimants of universal credit.
July 12, 2019

Time to end the subprime credit card debt trap, charity says

Subprime credit cards tend to be targeted at people with low incomes, who are unemployed, or who have an impaired or thin credit file.
June 12, 2019

Too many children missing out on speech and language help, says Children's Commissioner

Children with poor vocabulary skills are twice as likely to be unemployed when they grow up, and over 60 per cent of children in Young Offender Institutions have communication difficulties.
June 1, 2019

Nine in 10 Work and Health Programme participants 'do not have a job outcome'

Nine out of 10 of Work and Health Programme participants have not obtained a job outcome according to new official statistics.
December 10, 2018

Millions unaware they will receive State Pension 'later than they think'

Age UK urges government to allow early access to the State Pension for those who are most in need.
January 2, 2018

300,000 'forgotten unemployed' not accessing benefits to which they are entitled

Around 300,000 unemployed or very low earners are missing out on much needed financial support from the state worth at least £73 a week, says the Resolution Foundation.
April 15, 2016

Unemployment higher among BAME workers says TUC

Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers with degrees are two and half times more likely to be unemployed than white graduates, according to new analysis published by the TUC today (15 April 2016).
January 26, 2015

Jobless sanctions 'unjust', says Taxpayers Against Poverty

Taxpayers Against Poverty says that the income of the unemployed has been shredded, taxed and hit by ever rising rents.
December 5, 2013

Concern over cap on AME support for economically vulnerable

The children's charity Barnardo’s has expressed concern about the UK government’s plans to cap spending on parts of Annually Managed Expenditure.
September 8, 2013

Total unemployment in UK shown to be nearly 5 million

Total unemployment in the UK is currently 4.78 million, close to double the headline unemployment figure, says new TUC analysis.