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ASHE 2017 - the results are in!
The 2017 release of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), conducted in April 2017, was published on 26th October 2017.
Changes to the Work Capability Assessment for ESA and UC claimants
The government has recently announced changes to the reassessment criteria for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for some Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) claimants.
Personal Injury Trusts – Getting Your Property in Order (post-Tribunal update)
For any regular visitors to the PFP blog page you may recall an article from 9th February 2017 dealing with the issue of placing properties within personal injury trusts and the room for error if suitable advice is not sought. This article sets out the journey through the Tribunal appeal and the decision notice issued.
The sequel is never as good as the original
MiFID II is set to be implemented on 3rd January 2018. What is it and what does it mean for investors?
Providing details of a PIT when applying for benefits
An interesting decision from the High Court indicates that clients with a Personal Injury Trust must provide whatever proof the council requests to support an application for Council Tax Reduction/Support.
I'm in with the in crowd, I go where the in crowd goes, I'm in with the in crowd, And I know what the in crowd knows …
Ian Gunn ponders the fashion for passive investing...
What happens to my personal injury trust when I die?
This blog considers the answer to one of the questions I am asked most often.
State pension age increase accelerated by seven years
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, David Gauke, has on 19th July 2017 announced that the increase in the pension age to 69 will now take place seven years earlier than planned.
National Audit Office publishes ‘Investigation into NHS continuing health care’
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published the findings of its investigation into NHS continuing health care (CHC). The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending for Parliament and is independent of government.