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15/05/2012 IMB calls on the UKBA to improve conditions for detained children
A new report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) has revealed that the UK Border Agency (UKBA) is detaining children in "degrading and disgraceful" conditions at Heathrow Airport. According to the IMB, children of all ages are being detained at the airport for immigration reasons. Despite the government's supposed desire to end child detention, some children are having to spend a nig...
15/05/2012 Single parents 'do not get the support they need'
New research, conducted by the Single Parent Action Network, has suggested that single parents reliant on Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) are not getting the support they need in order to gain employment. That conclusion was reached after the research team at the University of West England followed a group of 50 parents for three years who moved from Income Support to JSA. Researchers found that...