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DWP’s new law that’s set to sanction more benefit claimants is steamrollered by watchdog

4Apr

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DWP’s new law that’s set to sanction more benefit claimants is steamrollered by watchdog

123RF Way to Work The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ‘Way to Work’ crackdown on jobseekers has been blasted as vague by peers – who questioned why it was passed as an ‘emergency’ law with no scrutiny A DWP crackdown that will lead to more benefit sanctions on jobseekers has been blasted by a key committee. Benefit sanctions A new law on February 8th – passed without any scrutiny or a vote – slashed the amount of time before Brits are forced to accept a job outside their “preferred sector”. Jobseekers can now be sanctioned if they refuse to take a job four weeks after starting their claim, down from three months. The law was part of a new ‘Way to Work’ target to help 500,000 Universal Credit claimants into work by June. Emergency law It was passed as an e...

Energy price cap: Millions of households face higher gas and electricity bills

4Apr

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News, UK News

Energy price cap: Millions of households face higher gas and electricity bills

alamy A squeeze on household finances will become more acute as a new, higher energy price cap takes effect. Standard tariffs Those on standard tariffs, with typical household levels of energy use, will see bills go up by £139 to £1,277 a year, but the more energy a household uses, the higher their bill will be. Prepayment meter customers with average energy use will see a £153 increase. The cap has come under the spotlight owing to the crisis among suppliers, which has seen nine firm’s fold. How much providers can raise prices? The cap limits how much providers can raise prices. Even so, the current increase is the biggest jump, to the highest amount, seen since the backstop was introduced in January 2019. 15 million households It represents a 12% rise in energ...

Highway Code: Driver’s risk 6-point fine just for checking notification in new rules

4Apr

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Motoring, Sport

Highway Code: Driver’s risk 6-point fine just for checking notification in new rules

123RF These will be enforced from next week and there are 13 new regulations which outline what is counted as using your phone when driving Mobile phones From next week, rules regarding the use of mobile phones when driving will become stricter with 13 additions to the Highway Code being enforced. The changes focus on reducing accidents where a mobile phone is used. From March 25th, drivers will need to be aware of the new rules as if they are found to be breaking them, they could be issued with a six-point penalty and minimum £200 fine. The rules are changing to make it clear to drivers what is classed as being on their phone when driving. New rules The reasoning behind the 13 new regulations is for the Highway Code to “keep up with technology”. A Government spokesperso...

4Apr

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News, World News

What will become of Jamaica’s Maroons?

Accompong Jamaican police entered farms in the village of Accompong in August to destroy ganja crops. The village chief, carrying a rifle, drove them away. “This is a gross disrespect and violation of Maroon territorial jurisdiction,” said the chief, on his Instagram. Richard Currie talks a lot about sovereignty: he was elected colonel, or chief, on a platform of taking back control. A breathless profile in the Jamaica Gleaner refers to him as being like a cross between the hero and villain in Marvel’s Black Panther, but Accompong, with its 788 inhabitants, is no Wakanda. For nearly 300 years it has been more like Asterix’s village in Gaul, holding out against a hostile Empire. Indomitable Taíno The year is 1739, Jamaica is entirely occupied by the British. However, several small...

Money mules: how young people are lured into laundering cash

4Apr

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Education, Higher Education, Top Stories

Money mules: how young people are lured into laundering cash

123RF Criminals are using students and others to unwittingly move funds through their bank accounts. Job advert The job advert seemed timely. It offered between £500-1000 a week to work from home as an agent for cryptocurrency transactions. Lauren, 21, was heavily in debt after a period of unpaid sick leave and leapt at the chance to rebalance her finances. “It had been promoted on social media by a couple of people I’d been at school with, so I trusted it,” she says. “It seemed such a coincidence that this came along just when I needed it.” The recruiter Lauren contacted the recruiter and was asked to provide photos of her passport plus her address and bank details as ID. “They made out that they were verifying me,” she says. She was instructed to open a cryptocurrency ...

Rules on parking on pavements as Government considering full ban across England

4Apr

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Motoring, Sport, Top Stories

Rules on parking on pavements as Government considering full ban across England

istockphoto Residents resort to parking on the pavements. It’s an issue which causes problems on many streets up and down the country. With more and more households increasingly having more than one car, and many homes not having driveways, many residents often resort to parking on the pavements. The Highway Code states that drivers should not park partially or wholly on the pavement unless signs permit it. But in terms of the laws laid out by the government, it is only illegal in London. Serious inconvenience While the Highway Code states that “parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs, the visually impaired and people with prams or pushchairs”, powers to enforce this are currently limited. That could change soon, h...

Important changes to your Post Office card account

4Apr

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Money Business, Saving, Top Stories

Important changes to your Post Office card account

5th April 2022 The contract we have with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for Post Office card account will cease in November 2022. For HMRC customers there will be no further tax credits or child benefit payments made into Post Office card account after 5th April 2022. DWP and HMRC are writing to POca customers to inform you of your options in the future. Please do not ignore the letters. The information within them informs all POca customers of their options When will the change be happening? All customers receiving payments will have been written to already. If you have not responded, DWP will write to you again before summer 2022. By that time, you need to have chosen how you would like to receive your payments from DWP and planned for this. Alternative bank ac...

State pension to rise with ‘highest increase in decade’ predicted for Brits

4Apr

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State pension to rise with ‘highest increase in decade’ predicted for Brits

123RF Due to increasing inflation rates in the UK, pensioners could still see a decade-high rise to their weekly income. Figures show the prices in the UK rose by 3.2% 8% or more under the triple lock The UK state pension could see a huge boost to weekly incomes. It is believed the value of state pension appeared to be on course for an increase of 8% or more under the triple lock. But the government announces they would not be honouring the policy in its usual form for the 2022/23 tax year. Due to increasing inflation rates in the UK, pensioners could benefit from a decade-high rise to their weekly income. Some predicted a rise in the value of state pension of as much as 4%. Inflation The most recent figures for inflation revealed that prices in the UK rose by 3...

4Apr

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The new State Pension

gov.uk Eligibility You’ll be able to claim the new State Pension if you’re: a man born on or after 6th April 1951 a woman born on or after 6th April 1953 The earliest you can get the new State Pension is when you reach State Pension age. If you reached State Pension age before 6th April 2016, you’ll get the State Pension under the old rules instead. Your National Insurance record You’ll usually need at least 10 qualifying years on your National Insurance record to get any State Pension. They do not have to be 10 qualifying years in a row. This means for 10 years at least one or more of the following applied to you: you were working and paid National Insurance contributions you were getting National Insurance credits for example if you were unemployed, i...

Stopping cars coming into Birmingham ‘will hurt’ but travel plan still gets unanimous approval

4Apr

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Politics

Stopping cars coming into Birmingham ‘will hurt’ but travel plan still gets unanimous approval

alamy Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet today approved a plan intended to transform the city’s walking, cycling, driving and public transport Approved Plans to transform travel in Birmingham have been approved alongside a warning from the city’s health chief that a transition away from cars ‘will hurt’. Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet voted to adopt the finalised Birmingham transport plan at its meeting on October 12th – meaning changes could be seen in a matter of months. The plan – which follows a draft document published early last year and runs up to 2031 – is intended to bring about changes to bring about a ‘rapid shift’ away from private car use. A38 tunnels Among the changes suggested in the document are the possibility of closing off the A38 tunnels through ...

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