by Site Admin | Mar 9, 2013 | News Items
The current system of Council Tax Benefit (CTB), which is claimed by 5.9 million low income families in the UK, is to be abolished from April 2013. Millions of the poorest households face council tax rises because most councils in England will pass on a 10% benefit...
by Site Admin | Mar 9, 2013 | Benefits, News Items
From April 2013 a limit will be put on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to 64 can get. This is called a benefit cap. At first this will only affect people in 4 council areas: Bromley, Croydon, Enfield and Haringey. All other areas will introduce...
by Site Admin | Mar 3, 2013 | Articles
Are these payday lenders a good thing or not? I suppose they are better than private loansharks who will happily threaten or beat people up for defaulting on a loan but I do question the ethics of some of them. It seem as as long as you can prove you are on benefits...
by Site Admin | Feb 26, 2013 | Articles
Some councils are now trying to help residents by bulk-buying energy. South Lakeland Council and Birmingham City Council are just a couple who are now helping local communities and residents benefit from bidding for cheaper fuel the same way that businesses do....
by Site Admin | Feb 23, 2013 | News Items
Well the PM finally got around to visiting two foodbanks last week. He didn’t bother to meet any of the public or are being forced to use the service – but that was to be expected really (he would probably have been lynched). 13 million people in the UK...
