MORE than 90,000 households receiving benefits will have to make a major change from tomorrow. Households claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and child tax credits will be asked to switch to Universal Credit in July. 2BM7WB3 Woman applying for Universal CreditCredit: Alamy ESA is a benefit that you can claim in the event of … Read more
The Department for Work and Pensions is planning to check the bank statements of millions of Universal Credit claimants. It is carrying out so-called targeted case reviews to help reduce fraud and errors in the system. In a new update, the DWP says it has recruited 2,000 dedicated case review officers to assess Universal Credit … Read more
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that the structural features of the brain are almost at a critical point, similar to a phase transition, observed in various species such as humans, mice and fruit flies. This finding suggests that a universal principle could govern brain structure, which could inspire new computational models to mimic the … Read more
By Steve Webb for This Is Money Updated: 04:28 EDT, June 17, 2024 I have received Working Tax Credit whilst simultaneously contributing to my personal private pension with Scottish Widows over an extended period. These contributions were made possible via direct debit from my bank account, which allowed me to deduct 100 percent of the … Read more
This summer there will be a number of major money changes that will affect millions of people. The changes will affect energy bills, household costs and millions of benefit recipients. It comes as households have seen some changes as early as 2024. These include sweeping changes for universal credit claimants and those applying for budget … Read more
Microsoft has canceled the wide release of Recall – the controversial tool for Copilot+ PCs that takes regular snapshots of a machine to create an overview of everything users do with their machines – and will instead only make it available for the foreseeable future to Windows Insiders. Recall was announced on May 20, when … Read more
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started telling 500 disabled people on unemployment benefits to move to universal credit, just days after a Conservative minister assured MPs that no claimant would face such a move until September. DWP previously announced that it would begin rolling out universal credit to the remaining Employment and … Read more
Image source, Nicola Haseler/BBC Image caption, Sophie Vatore (right) created creepy theatrical makeup for her latest Bedford College project called Into the Unknown Item information Author, Alex Pope Role, BBC News, Bedfordshire June 6, 2024 If Universal gets the green light to build a new theme park on a 480-acre plot of land south of … Read more