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Majority of Windrush scandal compensation claimants are still without payment

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1948-70 – Nearly half a million people moved from the Caribbean to Britain, which in 1948 faced severe labour shortages in the wake of the Second World War. The immigrants were later referred to as ‘the Windrush generation’.  Working age adults and many children travelled from the Caribbean to join parents or grandparents in the UK … Read more

New state pension or benefit claimants cannot use Post Office accounts

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People who start getting the state pension or receiving benefits from this week onward are barred from using a Post Office card account to collect their cash. The Government has announced new applicants will have to use a bank account, or a special scheme called the HMG Payment Exception Service if they can’t open one, … Read more