News Archive
11/9/2024
Martin Lewis Dismantles Labour's Winter Fuel Plan
Labour's plan to scrap universal winter fuel payments as a way to save money relies on pensioners not coming forward to claim the credit they're entitled to, explains money saving expert Martin Lewis..
11/9/2024
Student Smishing Scams On The Rise
Student Loans Company provides student advice at start of 24/25 academic year. At the start of the 24/25 academic year, the Students Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to be vigilant of smishing scams.
11/9/2024
Uks Key Allies Come Together To Fight Public Sector Fraud
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States join UK Government for counter fraud summit in London. Senior government officials from UK's closest intelligence allies meet to coordinate fight against fraud Meeting, chaired by Cabinet Office Minister Georgia Gould, forms centrepiece of five day summit in London.11/9/2024
Using Data To Predict And Support The Future Royal Navy
Helping the Royal Navy maintain a skilled and capable workforce amid rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts. The Royal Navy needs to maintain a skilled and capable workforce in the face of rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts so that it can draw on the right people with the right skills to meet the demands of modern warfare.
11/9/2024
Easing Pressure On Temporary Accommodation
Councils will receive a share of an additional £40m this year to increase the supply of social and affordable homes. The funding, which was confirmed in April and has boosted the affordable housing supply programme budget to nearly £600m this year, will mostly be distributed to the five council areas with sustained temporary accommodation pressures: Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian.11/9/2024
Evidence Lacking To Show Scottish Government Poverty Policies Are Working
There is no evidence Scottish government policies to tackle poverty and health inequalities are making any difference says The Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (Sheru). There is a gap in data on the effectiveness of programmes such as the Scottish Child Payment.
11/9/2024
Real Wage Growth Gave Workers A Welcome Income Boost This Summer, And Pensioners Will Get One Next Spring
Pay growth is weakening as the labour market continues to cool. But falling inflation means that workers still received a welcome real-terms income boost this summer, while pensioners will get one next spring too, as today's earnings data is set to drive a £460 a year increase in the full rate of the new State Pension via the Triple Lock, the Resolution Foundation said on Tuesday 10 September 2024.11/9/2024
Index Of Production UK - July 2024
Monthly production output was estimated to have decreased by 0.8% in July 2024; this follows a 0.8% increase in June 2024. The monthly output decrease in July 2024 resulted primarily from a decrease of 1.0% in "manufacturing", supported by smaller contributing decreases in "electricity and gas" (down 1.7%) and "water supply and sewerage" (down 0.7%); these rises were partially offset by a rise in “mining and quarrying” (3.9%).11/9/2024
Scottish School Estates Statistics 2024 Show Significant Improvement
The proportion of schools reported as being in good or satisfactory condition has increased to 91.7% (90.9% in 2023). This is 29 percentage points higher than in April 2007 (62.7%).11/9/2024
GDP Monthly Estimate, UK - July 2024 - Zero Growth
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in July 2024, after also showing no growth in June 2024. Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.5% in the three months to July 2024 compared with the three months to April 2024, with widespread growths in the services sector in this period.
11/9/2024
Construction Output In Great Britain - July 2024
Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.4% in volume terms in July 2024; this follows an increase of 0.5% in June 2024. The decrease in monthly output came from falls in both new work (0.2%) and repair and maintenance (0.7%).11/9/2024
Uk Trade - July 2024
The value of goods imports decreased by £1.5 billion (3.0%) in July 2024, with a fall in imports from both EU and non-EU countries. The value of goods exports fell by £3.4 billion (10.8%) in July 2024, with exports to both EU and non-EU countries decreasing, following a large rise the previous month.
10/9/2024
Why Is Labour Picking On Pensioners? - Richard Murphy
Of all the groups in society anyone expected Labour to pick on when it came into office, pensioners were the least likely excepting perhaps, children in poverty. Now it turns out they are the two groups Labour thinks should pay the price for the mess that Labour claims it has inherited from the Tories.
10/9/2024
John O'Groats Marks 15 Years Of Remarkable Transformation
The transformation at John O'Groats has attracted millions of pounds in investment through private, public and community-led initiatives. Monday 9 September 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of a masterplan that has helped to transform John O'Groats from ‘Carbuncle of the Year' to a thriving visitor attraction.
10/9/2024
Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax And Employer National Insurance Reforms Pass Triple Tax Test And Raise Over £20 Billion Towards Avoiding Damaging Cuts To Public Services
Reforms to Inheritance Tax (IHT), Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and employer National Insurance (NI) could raise over £20 billion a year, and still pass a 'Triple tax test' of improving tax efficiency. This ensures that tax rises fall on those with the broadest shoulders and not break manifesto commitments, according to new Resolution Foundation research published today Tuesday 10 September 2024.10/9/2024
Tuesday - The Abolition Of The Winter Heating Allowance Will Hit Every Local Business In The Country
On the face of it the abolition of the Winter Heating allowance mainly hits pensioners What few seem to have realised is that pensioners who spend most of their income will have to save up to £300 to put towards their energy bills. This will affect other spending from pensioners who often shop locally.10/9/2024
How Does The UK State Pension Compare To The Rest Of Europe?
A few politicians are now claiming on the Winter Heating allowance that UK pensioners have had big pension rises and that is why the Labour government can takeback the allowance. However UK pensions still trail far behind many European countries.
10/9/2024
Boosting Scotland's Planning System
Specialist expertise will be utilised to help boost development and green energy opportunities in Scotland. The Planning Hub will support planning authorities to improve their resourcing, skills and capacity to deliver planning determinations promptly.10/9/2024
Government Action To Tackle The Greatest Employment Challenge For A Generation
Spiralling economic inactivity to be addressed as new Labour Market Advisory Board launched to advise Government on getting Britain working again. Hundreds of thousands more people out of work due to long-term sickness since the pandemic.10/9/2024
