by Chris Rogers | 22 Jan 2014 | Welfare
It’s been reported that Chancellor George Osborne is considering a plan to raise the minimum contribution rate for private sector pension schemes from 8% to 12% of a worker’s salary. The increase could be phased in over five years and could also be dependent on...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
New research has found that a rise in university students getting higher than a 2:2 degree is not caused by grade inflation. The study from economists at Lancaster University Management School concluded there was no evidence of universities contributing to grade...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that hospitals are to get more cash for treating emergency patients as health service managers change the way money is allocated in the NHS. A rule stipulating that only 30% of the cost of treating A&E patients is covered past a certain point is...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Welfare
Theresa May and Iain Duncan Smith have written an article in the Daily Mail announcing that unemployed immigrants will not be able to claim housing benefit. The Home Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary say the policy will stop newcomers taking “unfair...
by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that pharmaceutical and insurance companies will from March this year be able to buy information on patients including mental health conditions and diseases, as well as smoking and drinking habits, once a database of medical data has been created....
