Articles, tagged with "work and pensions", page 1

Thousands Of Illegal Workers Claiming Benefits In Gt Britain

It has recently been discovered that the previous Labour government allowed some 155K illegal immigrants to be able to qualify not only for sickness benfits but also maternity pay. The the cost to the UK tax payer has been estimated to run into "tens ... Read >
Author: UK Tax Refunds

Personal Financial Planning for Retirement

A surprising high percentage of adults pass their productive years without proper financial planning, reacting to events without taking informed decisions. As a result, few set and realise their financial goals, fail to choose the most appropriate financi... Read >
Author: AnandRao

Credit firms given wider role to help tackle benefit fraud

Prime minister David Cameron plans to outline a new scheme that will see credit rating firms set for a larger role in tackling the £5.2bn annual cost of benefit cheats and overpayments.Experian, one of the main Credit rating firms, said it was currently ... Read >
Author: Samuel Gooch

DWP consultation could benefit those with approved plumber qualifications

Tradespersons who have taken plumber or electrician training courses could find a new consultation by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) beneficial. It was announced yesterday (February 10th) that the body is planning on creating an Employers' ... Read >
Author: Matt Morgan

Pension Help

When it comes to organising your pension it can be a very confusing and difficult process, as many people find that they are not provided with sufficient enough information to help them through the whole process of setting up a pension. Fortunately, there... Read >
Author: sumitdadhich

How to get your State pension forecast.

The National Insurance contributions you make over your working lifetime go towards your State Pension in retirement. In these turbulent financial times, current wisdom would suggest that we make regular reviews of our pensions and savings plans, put in p... Read >
Author: S.O.E. Pensions

Motivational Speakers Profiled - Rachel Lomax

Rachel Lomax is a British economist and former government official who was the deputy Governor of the Bank of England, the first woman to hold this position, sitting on the Monetary Policy Committee from July 2003 to June 2008. During her time on the Bank... Read >
Author: MarcusTaylor

The politics of Tartan

David Cameron missed the opportunity to wear a kilt in the Cameron tartan on his first visit to Scotland a Prime Minster which took place just a few days into his new appointment. While Cameron's old Etonian background and his royal connections are well ... Read >
Author: The Scotland Kilt Company

Retiring Abroad and Leaving the Grey Skies of the UK

Retiring abroad needs careful planning. Not all countries have the same entitlement to benefits as the UK and your tax liability may be affected.UK nationals have the right to retire in any European Economic Area (EEA) country. If you intend to move to an... Read >
Author: Edward Gooden

Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for Property Investors and Landlords in the UK

There are many aspects of renting to Local Housing Allowance (LHA) tenants that make many landlords and property investors feel somewhat sceptical. This short article aims to clarify the main aspects of the process as well as some of the practical issues... Read >
Author: Ruban Selvanayagam

The Best News of 2009?

One of the great injustices for pensioners is the compulsory annuitisation of pensions at the age of 75. At present, at the age of 75 it is compulsory to convert any pension fund into an income for life. This rule was introduced when average life expect... Read >
Author: Swetha Smith

Scam Prevention Lessons Using Three of the Worst Scam Cases

The £600,000 Benefits Scam Starting with a famous UK case, Enid Bell and her daughter masterminded a scam which defrauded the UK government to the tune of over £600,000. They did this by making false benefits claims, setting up more than eight differen... Read >
Author: kIM

Creating jobs in the Arts

In 2009 the UK government devised the Future Jobs Fund with the aim to create 170,000 new jobs, primarily for 18-24 year olds who had been out for work for almost a year. This age group had been hit hard by recession unemployment rates, and the Departmen... Read >
Author: Sarah Marshall

Finding the Right Insurance for DSS Tenants

Owners of let properties take significant risk in renting to what are in effect total strangers, and that risk is arguably greater when renting to beneficiaries of DSS housing benefits. Of course, insurance companies see this category of renters as high r... Read >
Author: Landlords Insurance

Plight of expats who had benefits withdrawn in breach of European law highlighted in Parliament

The plight of thousands of British expats living in Europe who had their disability and living allowances stopped when they moved abroad despite a European Court ruling that they are still entitled to them was highlighted in the UK House of Commons yester... Read >
Author: Move Forward

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