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October 19, 2013 7:36 PM
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Bedroom Tax minister says 3-bed houses should be turned into 1-bed homes to beat shortage

Bedroom Tax minister says 3-bed houses should be turned into 1-bed homes to beat shortage | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The Sunday People, which has campaigned against the tax, decided to show ex-TV star Ms McVey what HER three-bed gaff would look like if it was ­reduced to a one-bedroom property
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October 19, 2013 7:34 PM
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Dramatic fall in the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance - Press releases - GOV.UK

Dramatic fall in the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance - Press releases - GOV.UK | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell dramatically over the last month, by more than 40,000.
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October 19, 2013 4:48 PM
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Unemployment: it is a lack of jobs, not laziness, that prevents people working

Unemployment: it is a lack of jobs, not laziness, that prevents people working | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The big issue: politicians trying to look tough are ignoring the reality. There is no life worth living on benefits
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October 19, 2013 4:33 PM
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'Institutionalised abuse' at care home - coroner

'Institutionalised abuse' at care home - coroner | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
A coroner rules that neglect contributed to the deaths of five elderly residents at a care home and says that those responsible should be "ashamed".
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October 19, 2013 3:58 PM
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Trades union chiefs criticise Rachel Reeves for her 'tougher than Tories' welfare pledge

Trades union chiefs criticise Rachel Reeves for her 'tougher than Tories' welfare  pledge | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Eight union leaders attack Labour's newly promoted employment spokeswoman for 'bashing the victims of failure'
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October 19, 2013 3:23 PM
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Elderly neglect case study: 'People can get isolated just through the process of getting old'

Elderly neglect case study: 'People can get isolated just through the process of getting old' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Shaun Adamson, London, 43, is originally from Australia but moved to Britain four years ago.
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October 19, 2013 3:20 PM
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FactCheck: Hunt’s rose-tinted view of China’s social care system | The FactCheck Blog | The FactCheck Blog

FactCheck: Hunt’s rose-tinted view of China’s social care system | The FactCheck Blog | The FactCheck Blog | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
In order to tackle the chronic loneliness of the elderly, Jeremy Hunt - who once worked in Japan and whose wife is Chinese - says we should take lessons from Asia. What are they doing right? FactCheck investigates.
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October 19, 2013 3:18 PM
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Loan companies 'preying on the poor'

Loan companies 'preying on the poor' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Eleanor Eamens started off borrowing £100 from a doorstep lender to help with the cost of Christmas.

Soon she ended up with six separate loans, owing the lender £4,000.

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October 19, 2013 3:15 PM
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Guy Opperman's zero hours contract claim sparks disbelief

Guy Opperman's zero hours contract claim sparks disbelief | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Guy Opperman's comments sparked disbelief as opponents say he has proved the Tories are out of touch with low-paid workers
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October 19, 2013 3:12 PM
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Seven day opening for GP practices branded 'unrealistic' - Telegraph

Seven day opening for GP practices branded 'unrealistic'  - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Doctors have branded David Cameron's plans to open GP surgeries seven days a week as unrealistic as it emerged just a fraction are currently open at weekends
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October 19, 2013 3:10 PM
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Minister calls for review of 15-minute care visits

Minister calls for review of 15-minute care visits | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Weekly roundup: Norman Lamb says quick care visits put vulnerable at risk, Bristol council staff reductions and complains against council accommodation
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October 19, 2013 3:07 PM
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GPs condemn David Cameron's open-all-hours surgery plans

GPs condemn David Cameron's open-all-hours surgery plans | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Doctors say prime minister's pledge is unachievable, as analysis shows only 1% of surgeries open all weekend
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October 19, 2013 3:04 PM
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How Britain's courts endanger victims of domestic violence - Channel 4 News

How Britain's courts endanger victims of domestic violence - Channel 4 News | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Victims of domestic abuse are being put back in harms way by the courts, sometimes because of simple administrative errors. Campaigners now want a change in the law to give victims better protection.
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October 19, 2013 7:35 PM
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Benefits in Europe: country by country - Telegraph

Benefits in Europe: country by country - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The Telegraph details the benefits a 30-year-old EU migrant could access in each member state
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October 19, 2013 4:51 PM
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Can't work through stress? Tough luck if you are poor

Can't work through stress? Tough luck if you are poor | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Catherine Bennett: An exhausted banker gets unlikely sympathy from the City. Atos shows no sign of following this example
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October 19, 2013 4:46 PM
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Care Quality Commission pays £800k in severance to four executives

Care Quality Commission pays £800k in severance to four executives | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Health watchdog made payouts to staff who had chosen to leave
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October 19, 2013 4:32 PM
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LATEST: Fire strike called off after last-minute government concessions over pensions

LATEST: Fire strike called off after last-minute government concessions over pensions | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The FBU has called off tomorrow’s planned strike action after last-minute concessions by the government and employers over jobs and pensions.
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October 19, 2013 3:48 PM
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Benefits cheat who spent £16,000 on holidays banned from going out

Benefits cheat who spent £16,000 on holidays banned from going out | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Samantha Myatt, from the West Midlands, claimed to be an unemployed single mother in order to claim a total of £16,000 in fraudulent benefits.
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October 19, 2013 3:22 PM
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'Institutionalised' abuse led to death of 19 pensioners at care home - Telegraph

'Institutionalised' abuse led to death of 19 pensioners at care home  - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Residents were left thirsty and malnourished and staff falsified medical records at Orchid View care home in West Sussex
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October 19, 2013 3:19 PM
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Britain's cruellest care home: 'Institutional abuse' contributed to deaths of five pensioners

Britain's cruellest care home: 'Institutional abuse' contributed to deaths of five pensioners | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Neglect stemming from "institutionalised abuse" at a care home directly contributed to the deaths of five of its elderly residents after ample warning signs were ignored or missed by managers and watchdogs, a coroner has ruled.
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October 19, 2013 3:16 PM
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Cancer killed my husband, but Atos took his dignity a long time before his death

Cancer killed my husband, but Atos took his dignity a long time before his death | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Widow Lyn Coupe has vowed to fight in her dead husband's name to overturn the decision to axe his £50-a-week incapacity benefit
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October 19, 2013 3:13 PM
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Chris Weston's £2million bonus is a crime when pensioners will die prematurely of cold this winter

Chris Weston's £2million bonus is a crime when pensioners will die prematurely of cold this winter | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Just one year of Chris Weston's £2million British Gas bonus could pay the typical £1,471 dual-fuel bill for 1,359 households
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October 19, 2013 3:11 PM
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Welfare fiasco chief 'to resign' - Telegraph

Welfare fiasco chief 'to resign' - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
One of Britain’s most senior civil servants has told government officials he is prepared to “fall on his sword” over the Universal Credit fiasco
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October 19, 2013 3:08 PM
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The problem with nursing homes lies in our uncaring work culture

The problem with nursing homes lies in our uncaring work culture | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Ros Coward: Moving my mother into a home wasn't easy, but Jeremy Hunt's Chinese peasant model is not the answer
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October 19, 2013 3:05 PM
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Child Smuggled Into Britain To Have Her 'Organs Harvested'

Child Smuggled Into Britain To Have Her 'Organs Harvested' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The girl was taken to the UK from Somalia with the intention of removing her organs and selling them to those in need of a transplant, reports The Telegraph.
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