by Agency Reporter | Feb 21, 2022 | Briefing
CREATING A UNIVERSAL CARE SERVICE in England could enable over 1.9 million extra people to access publicly funded care services and create almost a million new jobs, according to new research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and the Women’s Budget Group (WBG)....
by Staff Writer | Feb 21, 2022 | Briefing
THIS WEEK THE UK GOVERNMENT is expected to set out a new plan for ‘living with Covid’. The Prime Minister’s Office has announced: “Thanks to our improved understanding of the virus and successful vaccination programme we can now move away from...
by Staff Writer | Feb 20, 2022 | Briefing
CHRISTIAN AID has called on the UK Government to help Afghan people in need by “massively stepping up our own contribution” on the six-month anniversary of the fall of Kabul. On 15 February, the UK Government announced plans to co-host an upcoming United Nations...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 19, 2022 | Briefing
AN APPEAL to the UK Supreme Court is being considered after judges narrowly ruled that Surrey County Council’s controversial decision to allow oil production in greenbelt countryside was lawful. The case was brought to the Court of Appeal by campaigner Sarah Finch, on...
by Staff Writer | Feb 19, 2022 | Briefing
AT THE END of March 2020, until October 2021, the standard allowance element of Universal Credit (UC) in the UK was increased by approximately £20 per week. The standard allowance is the element of UC that is intended to cover basic living costs. There was no...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 18, 2022 | Briefing
A SCHOOL on a mission to become a fully anti-racist educational body, and another pioneering the promotion of peace and conflict resolution, have been announced as the winners of the annual Accord Inclusivity Award. Now in its twelfth year, the Accord Inclusivity...
