DWP says thousands of people could be missing out on free TV licences
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cambridgenews— This comes only a few weeks after the fee was raised by £10.50
BBC News—Benefit switch could mean misery for thousands of people, say MPs. A cross-party committee says vulnerable claimants need more help to make the switch to Universal Credit.
FOX News—Colombia's president says hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from military bases. Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country. In a brief statement, Petro said that an inspection this month by the army found that hundreds of thousands of bullets, thousands of grenades and 37 anti-tank missiles were stolen from a military base in the center of the country and another near the Caribbean coast. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COLOMBIANS PROTEST AGAINST LEFTIST...
Los Angeles Times—Monthly payments of $1,000 could get thousands of homeless people off the streets, researchers say. A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city's homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, according to a policy brief by four prominent Los Angeles academics. Citing positive preliminary results of pilot studies in several cities, including Los Angeles, they argue the income could provide access to housing for a portion of the population who became homeless primarily as the result of an economic...