Huddersfield Examiner - Tag - benefits

Salendine Nook man in court over £20k of benefit fraud

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A MAN claimed £20,000 in benefits he was not entitled to out of ‘sheer greed’.

Barry Gibson: Benefit changes show the nasty side of British society

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

IT seems like common sense. In these tough economic times someone who doesn’t work shouldn’t receive more than £500 a week in benefits – money which ultimately comes from the pockets of those who go out and earn an honest living.

Huddersfield forum to discuss benefit system changes

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A HOST of planned changes to benefits come under the spotlight in Huddersfield later this month.

Scheme to get addicts into work

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Yorkshire has been chosen to pilot a new project to get drug and alcohol addicts back into work.

How sweeping changes to benefits will hit Huddersfield households

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:58:00 GMT

A QUARTER of all Kirklees households will be affected by sweeping changes to the benefits system.

Amputee Roziea Richardson in constant pain declared ‘fit for work’ by government assessors

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

SHE lost her right leg seven years ago and is in danger of losing the use of the other.

Is Job Centre box ticking unhelpful?

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:00:00 GMT

WITH unemployment high it’s right that Job Centre staff should be doing all they can to encourage people to work.

The bureaucracy of the benefits system

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE benefits system is designed to help those who need it most.

Local reaction to PM's call for benefit reductions - Look at the figures and tell us what you think?

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:10:00 GMT

PLANS to cap benefits will be implemented ‘in full’ the Government has insisted – despite a stinging Parliamentary defeat that saw a record rebellion among Lib Dem peers.

TUC says 300,000 will spend second Christmas on the dole

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ALMOST 300,000 people will spend their second successive Christmas on the dole, a new study reports.