Government attempts to cut fraud by introducing the
Universal Credit risk being "seriously undermined" by issues with
housing benefits, MPs say. The Work and
Pensions Committee warned that gaps in the system could also increase the
number of self-employed people working for "cash in hand". But the
government said its reforms were expected to cut losses due to fraud by £1bn
over the next five years. Read more on the BBC website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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