The council's head of communities Lizanne McMurrich, pictured, said:"The
benefits system is complex and, for many people, it can be very difficult to find out which benefits they are entitled to and how to apply, so the advice our staff provides is vital.
This is how "generous" the
benefits system is these days, where terminally ill people have been declared fit for work?
The work and pensions secretary said there will be a "fresh and honest evaluation" of the
benefits system after a cross party group of MPs, led by Inverness MP Drew Hendry, concluded that the current system was "outdated, arbitrary and not based on clinical reality".
But a situation in which unemployed people refuse seasonal work because they justifiably fear the bureaucracy of the
benefits system when the job ends is surely worthy of the word.
EXCESSIVE red tape in the
benefits system is causing "unnecessary" distress for people living with mental health issues, a report argues.
PEOPLE with mental health issues are suffering "serious psychological distress" when facing the complex Universal Credit application process, it has been claimed According to a report published by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), claimants with mental health problems can struggle to navigate the
benefits system.
Universal Credit is exacerbating claimants' mental health problems because of the
benefits system's "complex" process, says a new report.
I think it is fair to say that the UK has a reasonably generous
benefits system and is often cited as one of the reasons people wish to come and settle here.
Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd told the House of Commons that Universal Credit, the Government's new
benefits system, had forced people to rely on foodbanks to feed themselves and their families.
Oldham was one of the boroughs that volunteered to be a pilot area for Universal Credit in 2013, in the hope that it would simplify the
benefits system and help get more residents back into work.
The recipients are children of active, wounded, and deceased military personnel who are continuing their studies through the help of the AFP Educational
Benefits System. They came from various areas in Metropolitan Manila and Luzon to participate in the third "Pamaskong Handog ng Pagcor" that started in 2016.