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 | 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....
by Chris Rogers | 20 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
England’s secondary school league tables are to be split for the first time to separate A-levels from vocational qualifications. In the past, rankings combined how a school or college performed in both academic and vocational qualifications. Schools and colleges...
