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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced new measures to recover benefit debts from claimants. This could include people being banned from driving and direct deductions from their bank ...

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Designing services that meet the needs of women who are experiencing homelessness is vital to ending rough sleeping. A new ...

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