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msn.com: Call to give more financial help to unpaid carers msn.com

Financial help for carers urged

msn.com     17 hrs ago   13 related          

The benefits system for unpaid carers is outdated and the Government should provide extra financial help to support them, MPs said. The Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee said people who care for relatives and...                    

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We won’t resign to make way for a successor to Rhodri, say AMs

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 28, 2008   2 related          

Aug 28 2008 by Martin Shipton, Western Mail TWO Labour AMs whose seats were seen by some as routes into the Assembly for successors to Rhodri Morgan said yesterday there was no way they would resign. Yesterday, the Western...                    

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'Reckless' ministers lose 3,200 laptops and mobile phones from Whitehall

dailymail.co.uk     Aug 26, 2008   5 related          

More than 3,200 laptops and mobile phones containing sensitive information have been lost or stolen from Government departments, it was revealed on Monday. An astonishing 468 devices a year - more than one every day -...                    

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Grimsby lady (81) wins her case against state

libdemblogs.co.uk     Aug 23, 2008          

AN 81-year-old grandmother has won her case against the Department for Work and Pensions.As reported, Edna Nixon, of Bader Close, on Grimsby's Willows Estate, was alarmed when she received a letter from the Department of...                    

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Gadding about

lastditch.typepad.com     Aug 21, 2008          

Many have argued that capitalism does not offer a satisfactory moral message. Everything fails by irrelevant standards Ryszard Kapuscinski Nationalism cannot exist in a conflict-free condition; it cannot exist as a thing devoid...                    

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inthenews.co.uk: Immigration rate, especially from eastern Europe, is slowing inthenews.co.uk

Immigration growth slowing

inthenews.co.uk     Aug 21, 2008   5 related          

The trend of rising immigration levels in Britain is slowing, the Department for Work and Pensions said. Figures released by the DWP show that in the financial year 2007/08, 733,000 National Insurance numbers were allocated to...                    

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thisislondon.co.uk: Worried pensioner thisislondon.co.uk

Pensioners 'to lose out' on benefits back-pay

timesonline.co.uk     Aug 20, 2008   10 related          

Reforms, which will reduce the time pensioners have to claim backdated benefits, may mean they are left out of pocket Thousands of pensioners are set to lose hundreds of pounds in benefits when changes are introduced in...                    

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Pay law critics in Hain sights

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 21, 2008          

Aug 21 2008 by Rachel Moses, Neath Guardian NEATH MP Peter Hain has spoken out against his Conservative rivals in the lead up to the 10th anniversary of the National Minimum Wage. Speaking last week the Labour MP said: “David...                    

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Swamping claims leave Welsh law in a morass

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 18, 2008   1 related          

E suspect Lord Elis-Thomas is correct in his suspicion that MPs on the Commons Welsh Affairs Committee who claim they are being “swamped” by legislative bids from the National Assembly would rather there were no such bids at all.                    

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inthenews.co.uk: DWP complaints hurting taxpayer inthenews.co.uk

Department told to 'get a grip' as it spends £11m on handling complaints

guardian.co.uk     Jul 23, 2008   2 related          

The Department for Work and Pensions spends up to £11m a year dealing with complaints but more than 40% of people remain dissatisfied with the outcome, according to a new report. JobCentre Plus, the Pension Service and the...                    

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