More than 320 tax dodgers summonsed to court EVERY DAY across Manchester
More than 320 people were summonsed to court every single day last year as Manchester City Council hunted down nearly £12million in unpaid council tax, MM can reveal.
Families are being let down: Universal Credit will cause surge in domestic abuse, warns Manchester activist
The government’s Universal Credit scheme could cause a rise in domestic and financial abuse, claim grassroots groups following Deven Ghelani’s talk at Manchester Policy Week
‘People are dying!’ Oldham MP blasts Iain Duncan Smith over benefit claim sanctions
Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has sensationally accused the government of contributing to the deaths of vulnerable people due to sanctioning benefit claims in order to improve Government figures.
Jobless granddad jailed over planting fake bomb at Middleton job centre in revenge for benefits cut
Jobless grandfather William Harkin built a fake bomb and planted it outside a Middleton job centre in revenge over a cut to his welfare handouts was jailed for two years today.
‘Get to work’! 77% of Mancunians believe George Osborne’s dole cap cut will do the job for benefit Britain
George Osborne has revealed the Conservatives will cut the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 to fund three million apprenticeships if they win the General Election next May.
Eccles gran overpaid £30,000 in disability handouts over five years… because doctor’s handwriting was too messy
Driving test examiner Angela Paisey, 57, had been seen by a consultant after being forced off work with a debilitating arterial disease which required surgery on her legs
Labour Party Conference: Ed Miliband to unveil ten-year plan to build ‘world class’ Britain
The NHS is tipped to dominate Mr Miliband’s speech, his last before the General Election, after Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the party would do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect it
Ed Balls targets child benefits at Labour Party Conference – but children’s charity begs him to reconsider
Ed Balls has outlined his tough stance on the economy in his speech at the Labour Party conference in Manchester – with child benefits bearing the brunt of his focus.
Piccadilly Pulse: Should unemployed youths be forced to take training courses to get jobseeker’s allowance?
Young, unemployed people should have their benefits stopped if they refuse training to learn key skills, according to Labour Leader Ed Miliband.
Middleton bomb ‘hoax’: Man arrested over suspicious package left outside job centre
Police were called around 5am when a suspicious package was discovered outside the Job Centre on Oldham Road.
Manchester’s road to recovery? National Jobseeker claims and unemployment rate lowest for years
Jobless Mancunians may have reason to be optimistic as dole queues are at their lowest since 2008, according to figures released by Greater Manchester’s Chamber of Commerce.