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THERESA MAY PERFORMS MAJOR U-TURN ON PLANS TO CAP HOUSING BENEFIT
PM says government will no longer roll out changes that would have capped benefit for social housing and supported homes... READ MORE›
RETHINK ON HOUSING BENEFIT CAP FOR ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE
More than 700,000 people in supported housing usually have the accommodation element of their costs met entirely through housing benefit... READ MORE›
THE TORIES ARE IGNORING THE WORSENING CRISES IN SOCIAL CARE, HEALTH AND WELFARE
Faced with the double dilemma of a growing elderly population and chronic underfunding from central government, the social care system in Britain is at breaking point... READ MORE›
IRISH COMPANIES NEED GOVERNMENT HELP TO WEATHER BREXIT, BUSINESS BODY SAYS
Even in a best outcome scenario margins will be tighter in new markets and cash-flow needs will increase... READ MORE›
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TAX CHANGES COULD COST UK PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS 30% OF SALARY
Tax changes could cost UK public sector workers 30 percent of salary... READ MORE›
IAIN DUNCAN SMITH SHOULD RESIGN, SAYS JEREMY CORBYN
Iain duncan smith should resign says jeremy corbyn... READ MORE›
NO, HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT WIN IOWA BECAUSE OF A COIN FLIP
So in the seven coin flips that the Iowa Democratic Party has a record of, Sanders won six of them... READ MORE›
ONE IN SIX JOBSEEKERS HAVE ALLOWANCE STOPPED BY DWP EACH YEAR
The figures contradict official claims that only a small minority of jobseekers have been affected by the government's increasingly severe welfare policies... READ MORE›
ETHIOPIA'S CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT TAKES RISING TOLL
Politicians held over protests as PM says anti-peace forces spreading false information about investment zone plan... READ MORE›
BENEFIT CLAIMANTS FACE POVERTY AT HANDS OF ERRATIC SANCTIONS SYSTEM
Benefit claimants are subjected to an unacceptable postcode lottery that can determine whether or not they are driven into poverty by sanctions, MPs have said... READ MORE›
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS REQUIRE FUNDING CERTAINTY TO AVERT 'CATASTROPHE'
Advocacy groups will be calling on the federal government on Wednesday to create a 10-year plan to tackle mental health illness... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT TO OFFER HOMELESS FAMILIES IN DUBLIN THE CHANCE OF HOUSE IN RURAL COUNTIES
The government will offer homeless families from Dublin the chance of a house in rural counties, in a radical bid to ease the current crisis... READ MORE›
BENEFIT SANCTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE, EMPLOYMENT MINISTER SAYS
Said international evidence pointed to the effectiveness of benefit sanctions, but warned that no system is perfect and ideally nobody would need to be sanctioned... READ MORE›
WHAT FATE AWAITS THE ONES SET FREE?
There was huge relief when 82 of the girls kidnapped by Islamist militants Boko Haram in Chibok, north-east Nigeria, in 2014 were freed on Saturday... READ MORE›
GLENCORE YET TO PUT UP ALL WARNING SIGNS A YEAR AFTER ALERT
Statements from the government and Glencore have been inconsistent on the extent of the contamination problem... READ MORE›
VENEZUELA IS IN CRISIS: WHERE IS ALL THIS HEADING?
Earlier this year, the government, through the top court, tried to take away all powers of the National Assembly... READ MORE›
'HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO WORK?' SAYS FATHER-OF-TWO (69) CLAIMING LONE PARENT ALLOWANCE
A 69-year-old father-of-two believes his family will go hungry if any change is made to his lone parent allowance... READ MORE›
'FLOODGATES OPEN' TO PAY CLAIMS AFTER GARDAI OFFERED SPECIAL DEAL
'floodgates open' to pay claims after gardai offered special..... READ MORE›
THE HIGH SOCIAL COST OF DOWNSIZING THE STATE
This means finding better ways of funding local services, rather than depending on unpredictable government grants... READ MORE›
UNIVERSAL CREDIT FALLS FIVE YEARS BEHIND SCHEDULE
It also has to incorporate cuts introduced in the welfare and work act, such as a two-child limit on tax credits... READ MORE›
OPPOSITION TO WATER CHARGES WILL CONTINUE DESPITE RELIEF
Clearly, the Government is out of touch and has underestimated the anger at these unfair water charges... READ MORE›
CHINA ADVISERS RECOMMEND 7 PERCENT GROWTH GOAL IN 2015 AS LEADERS MEET
We recommended a growth target of around seven percent, said Zhu Baoliang, chief economist at the State Information Centre, a top government think-tank... READ MORE›
CIVILIAN DEATHS IN SUSPECTED IDLIB CHEMICAL ATTACK
Syria's government officially joined the Chemical Weapons Convention and turned over its chemical arsenal in 2013, as part of a deal to avert US military action... READ MORE›
COMMENT: THE GOVERNMENT STILL DOESNT GET CHILDCARE
Despite the 2015 Budget's huge increase in childcare spending the government still isn't addressing the key problems with childcare... READ MORE›
'STUNNED RESIGNATION': READERS' EXPERIENCES OF THE TURKEY COUP ATTEMPT
We asked people living in Turkey how they have been affected by the military coup attempt. Here they share their experiences... READ MORE›
DON'T LET ANGRY POLITICS SMASH ALL THAT WORKS IN AMERICA
Today, we blame the government, portraying it as a bureaucratic Satan... READ MORE›
23-YEAR-OLD MAN KILLED IN CO LOUTH CAR ACCIDENT
The government has defended itself as new figures confirm almost 200,000 houses remain empty around the country during a homelessness crisis... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS NEEDS TO ENSURE ECONOMIC RISKS DON'T TURN INTO SOCIAL RISKS
To ensure economic risks do not morph into social risks the National Development and Reform Commission said in an online statement without mentioning unemployment... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT 'FORCED' TO SET UP EUR1.5BN REDRESS SCHEME FOR ABUSE VICTIMS, CLAIMS CONGREGATION
A EUR1.5 billion redress scheme set up for victims of clerical abuse was only established because Ireland's government had no choice, a Catholic congregation has claimed... READ MORE›
ZERO HOURS CONTRACTS TO BE STUDIED
Mr Nash said If this study finds such work contracts have a serious and detrimental impact on our citizens, then the Government will act... READ MORE›
OREGON MILITIA TAKING A STAND
Why had he not defended the Hammonds against the federal government?... READ MORE›
POLL FINDS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR CIGARETTE TAX
That is how health organisations justify and urge governments, as we are doing, to increase the tax on tobacco, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sunday... READ MORE›
MINISTER GETS APPROVAL FOR NEW SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL POSTS
Education Minister Jan O'Sullivan brought proposals to Cabinet to hire 480 additional resource teachers and 365 SNAs... READ MORE›
BANK PROBE 'TO SHINE LIGHT ON PAST'
Peter Nyberg, a former IMF economist and Finnish government banking official, was questioned by a group of 11 legislators on his 2011 government-commissioned report into the crisis... READ MORE›