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Call for better fraud detection

A report has called for the DWP to be more rigorous in detecting fraud

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

The Department of Work and Pensions has been urged to be more rigorous in detecting fraud in employment programmes operated by private and voluntary sector contractors.

Report criticises housing scheme

The Government has been told to get a stronger grip on a social housing programme

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

The Government has been told to "get a stronger grip" on a multibillion-pound programme to improve social housing in England, after a parliamentary report found ministers did not have precise figures on the cost of the work or the number of homes involved.

Bosses and unions in Budget row

Bosses and union leaders have different views on how to lead the country out of recession

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

Business and union leaders have made last-minute presentations to the Government ahead of next week's Budget, with differing views on how to lead the country out of recession.

Cigarette tax 'should be raised'

A think-tank has said cigarette tax should be raised

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

Tax on cigarettes should be massively increased to pay for health measures such as a £10-a-week "reward" for pregnant women who give up smoking, a think-tank has said.

Call for financial products testing

A report has called for more testing of financial products

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

Financial products should be tested on ordinary consumers before they are allowed to go on sale, a report has said.

Parents 'help kids buy first home'

A survey found more than half of young people will need their parents' help to buy their first home

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

More than half of young people think they will be unable to buy their own home without financial help from their parents, research has shown.

One in 10 'spend more than wages'

A survey has shown that one in 10 people spend more than they earn

3:43pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

One in 10 people are living beyond their means, regularly spending more than they earn, a survey has shown.

Budget cuts 'should be resisted'

2:57pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Gordon Brown has been urged to listen to the "growing number of voices" speaking out against spending cuts in next week's Budget.

Non-cash assets 'to fund pensions'

Many companies have been advised to use non-cash assets to improve pension scheme funding

1:32pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Large companies are turning to alternative assets to plug their pension scheme deficits, an accountancy firm said.

Pension firms speed up transfers

The time it takes to transfer pensions between providers has fallen by nearly two-thirds

1:04pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The time it takes to transfer pensions between providers has fallen by nearly two-thirds following an industry initiative, a report has shown.


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