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October 20, 2013 4:52 PM
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Call for whistle-blowing inquiry

Call for whistle-blowing inquiry | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The government should launch an inquiry into how whistle-blowers are treated in the wake of the Orchid View care home scandal, Tory MP and health select committee member Charlotte Leslie says.
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October 20, 2013 4:48 PM
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ATOS Members vote for action - PCS

ATOS Members vote for action - PCS | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Members across Atos have voted today (18 Oct) to support industrial action, following rejection of below inflation and conditional 2013 pay offers from the employer.

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October 20, 2013 4:46 PM
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Migrants admit they sometimes rely on benefits - Telegraph

Migrants admit they sometimes rely on benefits - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Many east European migrants say that while they did not come here to claim benefits they sometimes have no choice
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October 20, 2013 4:44 PM
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Shelter facing investigation over door-step 'chugging' - Telegraph

Shelter facing investigation over door-step 'chugging' - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
One of Britain’s biggest charities was facing a formal investigation last night over allegations it harassed the elderly and vulnerable.
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October 20, 2013 4:43 PM
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Council Passes Vote Of 'No Confidence' In Atos Benefit Tests

Council Passes Vote Of 'No Confidence' In Atos Benefit Tests | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
A council has become the first in the UK to pass a vote of 'No Confidence' in the private health firm responsible for assessing sick and disabled benefit claimants on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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October 20, 2013 4:40 PM
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Missing Children: Appeal To Dad And Grandma

Missing Children: Appeal To Dad And Grandma | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Two-and-a-half year old Na’llah Khan and her 10-month-old brother, Sulailman Khan, were taken from Hanley around 5pm on Friday.
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October 20, 2013 4:38 PM
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Thousands of Britons claim dole in Germany - Telegraph

Thousands of Britons claim dole in Germany - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
More than 10,000 Britons are claiming unemployment benefit in Germany because they are not “hassled” in to finding work there.
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October 20, 2013 4:36 PM
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Glasgow is betraying disabled kids

Glasgow is betraying disabled kids | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
CHRIS HARRISON says cuts to special educational needs schools show a disturbing indifference to the needs of vulnerable children
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October 20, 2013 4:34 PM
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2,000 jobless, 50 jobs... but no applicants

2,000 jobless, 50 jobs... but no applicants | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
A businessman labelled jobseekers as 'lazy and disgraceful' after no one in a city of 2,000 unemployed applied for any of his 50 vacancies.
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October 20, 2013 4:32 PM
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Protests grow over benefit cuts

Protests grow over benefit cuts | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Letters: The benefit justice campaign intends to do for the bedroom tax what we did for the poll tax
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October 19, 2013 7:43 PM
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The EU, the consultants, the report on benefit tourists and £71m in fees

The EU, the consultants, the report on benefit tourists and £71m in fees | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The authors of an official European Commission report used to suggest that "benefits tourism" is largely a myth have received more than £70?
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October 19, 2013 7:41 PM
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Ambulance shortage means patients are being taken to A&E in POLICE CARS

Ambulance shortage means patients are being taken to A&E in POLICE CARS | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Forces across the country are being asked to transport sick and injured patients to hospital - with one patient even dying in a police vehicle
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October 19, 2013 7:38 PM
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Cost of living crisis could put the brakes on UK progress along road to recovery

Cost of living crisis could put the brakes on UK progress along road to recovery | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Business leader: While it's heartening that the economy may at last be beginning to improve, any improvement could be short-lived if wages don't rise
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October 20, 2013 4:51 PM
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Sir Cliff Richard serenades sick children on board flight of a lifetime to Florida

Sir Cliff Richard serenades sick children on board flight of a lifetime to Florida | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Dream ticket: Sir Cliff sings Summer Holiday to children on board the Dreamliner flight at Heathrow (Picture: Steve Parsons/PA) Sir Cliff Richard sang his hit song Summer Holiday to almost 200 seriously ill or disabled children on board a plane...
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October 20, 2013 4:47 PM
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Tenth of Britain's expats claim unemployment payments from Germany

Tenth of Britain's expats claim unemployment payments from Germany | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Official figures show more than 10,000 British citizens living in the country receive the benefits subsidised by the German government.
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October 20, 2013 4:45 PM
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Households hit by 5 per cent 'back door' council tax increase - Telegraph

Households hit by 5 per cent 'back door' council tax increase - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Millions of homes have been saddled with a “back door” inflation-busting increase in parts of their council tax bills this year, new figures show.
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October 20, 2013 4:43 PM
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Justin Welby takes energy firms to task over rising prices

Justin Welby takes energy firms to task over rising prices | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Archbishop of Canterbury says he can understand the public's anger, and companies must not act purely for profit
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October 20, 2013 4:41 PM
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Auto-enrolment pension schemes may snub low-paid staff

Auto-enrolment pension schemes may snub low-paid staff | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Analysis by Close Brothers Asset Management reveals nearly 8% of firms that have auto-enrolled saw some workers refused due to their very small contributions.
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October 20, 2013 4:40 PM
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Man with spinal injuries told he is fit enough to work

Man with spinal injuries told he is fit enough to work | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
A former foundry worker who has not worked for 21 years after injuring his back in an industrial accident has been told he is now fit enough to look for a job. Charles Foreman, who is in continual...
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October 20, 2013 4:37 PM
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Hospitals told to investigate all patient complaints in spite of possible lawsuits

Hospitals told to investigate all patient complaints in spite of possible lawsuits | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Exclusive: Department of Health forced to issue new guidelines after patient safety charity threatens to seek judicial review
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October 20, 2013 4:35 PM
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Tax Special Investigation: Firms running NHS care services avoiding millions in tax

Tax Special Investigation: Firms running NHS care services avoiding millions in tax | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Companies receiving lucrative government contracts to run care services looking after tens of thousands of vulnerable people are avoiding millions of pounds in tax through a legal loophole.
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October 20, 2013 4:33 PM
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It's mad to blame our housing crisis on 'blooming foreigners' - Telegraph

It's mad to blame our housing crisis on 'blooming foreigners' - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Talent and investment from abroad will help create jobs and build the homes we need
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October 19, 2013 8:15 PM
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Rent arrears amnesty 'needs caution'

Rent arrears amnesty 'needs caution' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Any rent arrears amnesty as part of efforts to mitigate changes to the welfare system should be approached with caution, an economist has said.

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October 19, 2013 7:42 PM
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Britain's anger at EC opposition to restriction on migrant benefits

Britain's anger at EC opposition to restriction on migrant benefits | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The European Commission and the BBC are facing new questions over a controversial report into the effect of European Union migration to the UK.
    
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October 19, 2013 7:40 PM
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Archbishop of Canterbury says energy price rises are 'inexplicable'

Archbishop of Canterbury says energy price rises are 'inexplicable' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Justin Welby, who is a former oil executive, added he understood why people would be "angry" that their bills are going up

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