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Minister Visits Little Gate Farm
HUGH SULLIVAN Little Gate Farm is a social enterprise which supports adults with learning disabilities and autism into sustained employment. A fortnight ago, Sir Stephen Timms MP, the Minister for…
MP and Charities Collide Over Cuts
Hastings MP describes benefit changes as ‘new social contract’; local charities warn of ‘catastrophic impact’ – FERDUSARA ALI reports Hastings & Rye MP Helena Dollimore is on collision course with…
From the Ashes of Ashdown
New home building set for DWP site Ashdown House, the six-storey office block between Sedlescombe Road North and Harrow Lane which has accommodated the clerical staff of the Department of…
Chart Funds Still Awaiting Release
European Union funds worth £ aimed at supporting “social and economic development of the most deprived areas of Hastings and Bexhill” remain in the pipeline four years after being applied…
The UC Regime In Hastings
Universal Credit (UC), administered by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), is a key element in this Government’s welfare benefits regime. It merges six working age benefits into a…