( If mother was PAID £ 350 per week , I presume tax was deducted ... National Insurance contributions paid both by her and her employer ... and a pension scheme was set up ??? in addition , her working hours fell below 48 per week and , at no time did she exceed 4 hours working without taking a bre...

The Guardian ... Consumer Affairs ... Question and answer : When the Whirlpool tumble dryer alert relating to machines at risk of bursting into flames was first announced about four years ago, I followed its advice to check the model and serial number on the company’s website. It was an Indesit, pu...

UK elderly suffer worst poverty rate in western Europe. Britain’s low basic pension, combined with means-tested supplements, puts thousands of older people at risk. [/size][/b] T he proportion of elderly people living in severe poverty in the UK is five times what it was in 1986, the largest increa...

Parents win funding to mount legal challenge over school closure. Bindmans law firm are investigating the lawfulness of St Christopher’s school closure. [/size][/b] Parents shocked by the sudden closure of a residential unit at a special needs school in Bristol, which resulted in children with seve...

Pub giving 100 free meals a day to children going hungry in summer holidays. Landlord sets up initiative amid warnings three million families are struggling to feed themselves out of term time. [/size][/b] A pub is to give away 100 free meals to hungry children every day for the rest of summer, in ...

Pub giving 100 free meals a day to children going hungry in summer holidays. Landlord sets up initiative amid warnings three million families are struggling to feed themselves out of term time. [/size][/b] A pub is to give away 100 free meals to hungry children every day for the rest of summer, in ...

Freedom of movement is to end on October 31 as Boris Johnson plans to introduce strict rules to keep out EU criminals and abandon Theresa May's pledge to extend current system until 2021. Rules giving EU citizens the right to enter the UK to live, work or study will be scrapped on October 31. Offic...

On the other hand, the Ombudsman, in another case, deals with a LA which refused to pay parents more than 48 hours a week, and he said that was wrong, they could have more if they were providing more care. This whole area needs sorting out. [/b] 48 hours ... in line with the working week legislatio...

https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/further-information If you temporarily stop providing care for someone You can still get Carer’s Allowance if you temporarily stop providing care for someone. This means any period when you spend less than 35 hours a week caring for the other person. For example,...

In which case , back to the orginal hypothesis ?