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RESEARCHERS at the University of York have helped put together a new guide to Universal Credit - just as furlough ends and as thousands more people…
A Belfast woman involved in the project says it is "basically the bible for universal credit".
In the latest Around Town column, news about a youth mental nonprofit's search for its next CEO, six community leaders recognized by the Midpeninsula Media Center and funds to tackle the pandemic's impacts on a local level.
Midpeninsula Media Center celebrates six people who are making a difference in the community with its annual Local Hero Awards ceremony, which will be livestreamed May 29.
‘My spending has gone up, not down, in lockdown’ There are few benefits from lockdown, but one often touted is that people are managing to save a little money: lower transport costs, fewer shop-bought office lunches, cheaper childcare costs and no foreign holidays. Single mum Caroline Rice gives a wry smile when asked if she’s managed to squirrel away extra cash over the past few months during pandemic restrictions. “My spending is up,” she says. “The heating costs are higher because it’s very cold. I’m having to shop locally because of lockdown, where the prices are slightly ...