Benefits - the Latest News - and Comments

Free Fruit and Veg!

Pregnant women and young children from low-income families can get free fruit and vegetables under a Government scheme starting in the week Monday 27th November 2006.

'The Healthy Start' programme replaces the Welfare Food Scheme.

North Lanarkshire Working Scheme for getting people off benefits Oct 2008

Benefits Cheats get caught and have hefty fines or imprisonment.

Benefits System - Changes many changes due in benefits System. Basically, the changes are necessary to ease the burden on the state, and to try to weed out those who are wrongfully claiming benefits.

30th September 2008 - Conservative Party Conference hears new plans for getting people off benefits!

Employment and Support allowance comes into effect from 27th October 2008. It replaces the present Incapacity benefit and Income Support allowances. You need to be aware of the changes!

The Citizens Advice Bureau says that the planned rule change is a “harsh and heartless” policy!

Wed 15th November 2007 - also archived 20062006
The Queens Speech to Parliament   November 2007. Some of the things - concerning Rights To benefits

The minimum wage is now set at £5.73 per hour (1st October 2008)! Anyone on this sort of wage, will be able to claim other benefits as a right.

Washington CAB join with Barclaycard etc to help one-parent families cope with life.