Plymouth City Council has produced a report in which it has highlighted what it believes are the effects of the Government's welfare reforms. However, a local MP has told The Plymouth Daily that the Government must reduce spending and is doing so as fairly as possible.
In April this year, the Government introduced changes to the welfare system which saw councils all over the country...
Plymouth City Council is calling on the government to rethink its proposed changes to rules on disability benefits.
Cabinet member for Co-operatives and Community Development, Councillor Chris Penberthy has backed the Disability Benefits Consortium’s campaign to prevent the introduction of the 20 metre rule.
Until now the mobility test for a disabled person to qualify for the...
Plymouth City Council is backing the Archbishop of Canterbury’s campaign against payday loan companies.
The Archbishop hit the headlines this week for saying that he wanted the Church of England to force companies such as Wonga out of business by helping credit unions to compete with them.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby, himself a former businessman, said he had had "a very...
Plymouth City Council has announced it is banning controversial payday loan websites.
Although similar moves have been initiated by councils in Cheshire East, Dundee and Renfrewshire, Plymouth is thought to be the first local authority to ban the websites from advertising on billboards and bus shelters in the city.
Access to the 50 most popular payday loan websites will also be...
Plymouth City Council is lending its support to Shelter’s ‘Evict Rogue Landlords’ campaign.
The Council is backing the campaign which calls for national action on landlords who ignore their responsibilities and cause misery to their tenants. Part of the campaign is a petition calling for a national system so landlords can demonstrate their commitment to providing quality homes and...
