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Jun 26 2008
PRIVATE firms will run Jobcentres in a fresh Government attempt to end Merseyside’s “welfare culture” and get benefit claimants back to work....
Jun 18 2008
A MOTHER swindled £18,000 while working for the benefits agency dishing out advice....
Apr 21 2008
KNOWSLEY and Liverpool are the North West’s worst blackspots for long-term benefits claimants, according to figures released today by the Conservatives....
Jan 19 2008
DISABLED workers at Merseyside factories could strike for the first time in their company’s 60-year history over closure and amalgamation plans....
Oct 10 2007
A FORMER mayor accused of disability benefit fraud told a court he was genuinely ill and was frequently in pain....
Oct 4 2007
A FORMER mayor accused of falsely claiming disability benefits asked fraud investigators if they know who he was, a court heard....
Oct 3 2007
TORY plans to slash £3bn off the benefits bill were in trouble last night, after David Cameron hinted at spending more – rather than less – money on getting the jobless back to work....
Sep 20 2007
A MERSEYSIDE councillor needed 24- hour care and attention in the months leading to his election as mayor, Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday....
Sep 19 2007
SPECIAL crutches which a former Sefton mayor said he needed to cope with his disability were discovered stored in his shed, a jury heard yesterday....
Sep 18 2007
A MAYOR and his wife embellished the truth and lied in order to obtain state benefits, Liverpool crown court heard today....
