Atos quietly dropped from carrying out repeat reassessments by DWP, internal memo shows


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/atos-quietly-dropped-from-carrying-out-repeat-reassessments-by-dwp-internal-memo-shows-9151893.html

Pensions: Ministers in Lords defeat over single state pension

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th February 2014 13:37.

*The government has suffered a defeat in the Lords over its proposed reform of the state pension system.* Peers backed, by 215 to 210, a move...

£1.6bn of judgments against consumers in 2013!!

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th February 2014 14:06.

"Consumer debt is still at dangerously high levels" with "536,700" county court judgments against consumers in 2013 and "602"...

Up to 40,000 people will receive a refund thanks to an east London “hero” after he discovered that the government have wrongly assessed who is liable for the bedroom tax.

A conservative estimate puts the cost to the government at £26million.

Peter Barker, a freelance benefits...

Today Government ministers announced that jobless migrants will not be able to claim Housing Benefit from April this year. They also say that migrants will only be able to claim Jobseekers cash for six months.

Labour says it is "supportive" of the policy inspired by Tory toff...

George Osborne cautious on 'self-defeating' minimum wage rises

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th January 2014 19:32.

Chancellor George Osborne has warned that "self-defeating" increases to the minimum wage could "cost jobs". Cabinet ministers...

Energy bills: Ministers not seeking 'price pledge'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 29th November 2013 12:56.

The government has denied reports it is seeking a commitment from energy firms to hold their prices down until 2015. The companies told BBC News......

Payday lenders to face interest rate cap from City regulator

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th November 2013 13:19.

*Plans to cap the cost of payday loans to be announced by City regulator, weeks after ministers omitted the measure from Government's new rules...

Ministers To Unveil £900m Student Loan Sale

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th November 2013 17:54.

*The Government is set to announce the privatisation of the 1990s loan book on Monday* Nearly £1bn of student loans will be offloaded by the ...
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http://www.parliament.uk/business/co...-payday-loans/

I have had paydayloans with all three.

Fit-To-Work Benefits Test 'Unfit For Purpose'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 18th October 2013 17:27.

*Figures obtained by Sky News show tens of thousands of people have complained about the controversial assessments.* More than 150,000 people have...
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Work fitness tests must improve, say ministers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd July 2013 10:22.

The company which carries out "fitness-for-work" tests on disabled people has been told to improve its services, after an "unacceptable reduction"...

Work fitness tests must improve, say ministers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd July 2013 10:22.

The company which carries out "fitness-for-work" tests on disabled people has been told to improve its services, after an "unacceptable reduction"...

Under the Tories homelessness has shot up 31%.

Tory boasts that they would turn Britain into a “tax haven” have come to pass, at least for the rich with tax avoidance now at a all time high.

To many of the jobs created under the Tories have been part time.
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Payday lenders 'failing to follow new codes' says minister

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st July 2013 15:05.

Payday lenders are failing to live up to the "spirit or the letter" of codes they signed up to last year, ministers have said. The comments...