CAPTAIN and COUNTRY JUDAH
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29Apr No Comments
No Comments Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
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What PIP is for
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with extra living costs if you have both:
• a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability
• difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around because of your condition
You can get PIP even if you’re working, have savings or are getting most other benefits.
If you live in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross or the Western Isles, you need to apply for Adult Disability Payment (ADP) instead.
How PIP works
There are 2 parts to PIP:
• a daily living part – if you need help with everyday tasks
• a mobility part – if you need help with getting around
Whether you get one or both parts and how much you get depends on how difficult you find everyday tasks and getting around.
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29Apr No Comments
No Comments Passport rules for travel to Europe
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Find out if you need to renew your passport before you travel to Europe and which countries the rules apply to.
Passport validity
How much time you need on your passport depends on the country you’re visiting. Check the travel advice for the country you want to travel to – read the entry requirements section.
You may need to renew your British passport before you travel if there’s not enough time left on it. Check our current processing times.
If you’re travelling to Ireland, you can continue to use your passport if it’s valid for the length of your stay.
Countries this applies to
These rules apply for travel to and between most countries in Europe. These are:
• Andorra
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
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29Apr No Comments
No Comments Distraction Burglaries
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What are distraction burglars?
Distraction burglars normally work in pairs. Their aim is to distract you and trick their way into your home to steal your money or valuables.
Posing as officials
They may call at your door posing as officials, claiming to be from the council, police, market researchers, health carers, gas, water, electricity, phone or TV companies. Others may try a tactic of taking advantage of your good nature by saying they are collecting for charity, or they need something from your house such as water for their car, a pen and paper to leave a note for a neighbour, they want to retrieve a ball that has gone in your garden or need to use your phone.
Appear official
They can also use a tactic of feigning urgency and panic – a typical ploy is...
29Apr No Comments
No Comments Keep burglars out of your property
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Burglars will use a variety of ways to avoid being noticed.
They don’t want to be seen or heard by a neighbour or passer-by because they will feel exposed and identifiable.
Distraction burglars will pretend to be someone they are not, so it’s important you are aware of the common methods they will use to get you to let them into your property.
Here’s some useful advice, firstly on helping to keep burglars out by giving them no hiding place and, secondly, on how to prevent a distraction burglary.
Keep it visible
You’d think that it would be best to make a property less visible from the street, and to keep it hidden from prying eyes behind overgrown bushes, trees, high fences or walls. All that this serves to do is make it easier for a burglar to get close to a home ...
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Rest in peace
We say rest in peace to Tabby Diamond and Fitzroy (Bunny) Simpson Jamaica’s treasures.
Fitzroy Simpson
Sorely missed talents that made our lives brighter with their gifts.
Rest in peace
Mr Clarendon.
4Apr No Comments
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The major Birmingham city centre route could be given over to green space and walking and cycling routes
Block traffic
A plan to block traffic from using the A38 Queensway tunnel and divert them onto Birmingham’s ring road is among huge plans being pushed forward today.
The road – one of the busiest through the centre of the city – could then be used for green spaces as well as cycling and walking, according to a report.
Finalised Birmingham transport plan
The scheme is part of a finalised Birmingham transport plan, which is set to be adopted by Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet next week.
A media preview of the plan is set to take place in the city centre later today.
A draft version was unveiled in 2020, with emergency measures published in the summer of la...
4Apr No Comments
No Comments Car insurance scams and frauds
Car insurance fraud comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, from deliberately hiding penalty points to ‘crash for cash’ and ‘flash for crash’ scams.
Types of car insurance fraud
Drivers may fail to share information with insurers or intentionally mislead them in the following ways:
Fronting
Fronting is when a driver tells a car insurance company that he or she is the main driver of a vehicle when in fact, it’s somebody else.
This illegal practice is often committed by parents with the aim of getting a cheaper insurance quote for their children, who are either learning to drive or have passed their driving test and face expensive car insurance premiums.
Change of circumstances
Insurance premiums are calculated on several factors and if any of these change – such as you...
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PIP isn’t means tested so its well-worth checking if you’re eligible for the £600 payment now the rules have changed
Thousands of Brits
Thousands of Brits could be due a £600 payment from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) under new PIP rules.
The payment will be a lifeline to many people struggling to make ends meet in Britain.
Physical or mental condition or disability
Personal Independence Allowance is available to those who have a long-term physical or mental condition or disability, to help with the extra costs of dealing with their health issues.
You can get it on top of other benefits such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Income Support and Housing Benefit.
And it will be more impo...
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