The Child Poverty Action Group has criticised the Dynamic Benefits report claiming it has a narrow focus on redesigning the benefits system around employment and that it underplays barriers to work outside the system.

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As the party conference season starts up, Counsel and Care, the national charity working with older people has reminded politicians of the messages from VotingAge, an older people’s manifesto, published earlier this year.

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This guide outlines the skills help that is available to employers and learners in the third sector to improve skills of the workforce. The guide applies to paid and unpaid staff and it is relevant to volunteers. It recognises that for volunteers it may be a route into a paid job.

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