Housing benefit claimants ‘up 60%’ since 2010
The number of working people claiming housing benefit has risen by almost 60% since 2010, according to research commissioned by Labour. Figures compiled by the House of Commons Library for
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New report highlights 1.4m families struggle with ‘problem’ debt
More than a million families are struggling with “problem” debt with nearly three million extra households containing dependent children on the brink of sliding into financial difficulties, according to a
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BBC loses appeal on naming sex offender
The BBC has lost its appeal to the Supreme Court over a ban on journalists naming an immigrant who was deported after being jailed for gross indecency with a child.
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Avante picks up contract extension to deliver home care across Kent
Kent County Council (KCC) has awarded Avante Community Support contracts to deliver Home Care services to new localitions in Kent. The company will continue to provide services for KCC clients
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Nick Clegg: Tory knife crime plan a ‘step backwards’
Automatic prison sentences for people caught carrying a knife twice would be a “step backwards”, Nick Clegg has claimed. In an intervention that is likely to anger the Liberal Democrats’
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Celebrities team up for dementia friends campaign
Chris Martin, Lily Allen and Amanda Holden are teaming up with stars from the worlds of sport, comedy and television to highlight the plight of dementia sufferers. The celebrities have
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New survey reveals nurses ‘lack time for patient care’
Four out of five nurses do not think they are being given enough time to give patients adequate care. Eighty-two percent of nurses are so busy that they don’t have
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Care agencies ‘must ensure recruits can speak English’
A Government advisor said carers should be able to speak English before being placed in vulnerable people’s homes Care agencies should ensure that the staff they recruit to work in
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Better Care fund ‘delayed over viability’
A £3.8 billion project to pull together health and social care services has been delayed because Whitehall mandarins have said the plans are not credible enough, it has emerged. The
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Government insist Better Care Fund is on schedule
The government has dismissed widespread reports that the introduction of the Better Care Fund will be delayed. Many media outlets had reported this morning that the £3.8bn-a-year fund, which will
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