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Many applications are still too long
Benefit applications still too confusing

By Alice Cannet A report published today established that many people have been unable to claim benefits because the application procedure was too long and confusing. The report by the Department For Work And Pensions (DWP) called for action to move application forms and other services online to facilitate communication with elderly and vulnerable people…. Read more »

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Martin Salter is chair of the all-party Gurkha rights group
Brown to sort out Gurkha ‘bun-fight’

By Alex Stevenson Only Gordon Brown can resolve Gurkha tensions between the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Labour’s leading campaigner on the issue has said. Martin Salter, who won key concessions from the government before its Commons defeat on the Gurkhas last week, said he was “pleased” the prime minister had taken… Read more »