Archive for January, 2006

University graduates are enjoying excellent job prospects with many firms looking to increase their intake this year, according to a report by Incomes Data Services (IDS).

The power and the poverty

Fuel poverty is set to increase dramatically in Britain in 2006 and could force an extra 250,000 households into hardship.

Chore skills cost a pretty penny

Around half of all households in the UK employ some sort of domestic help, research from insurer Direct Line has shown, and the annual bill is £4.5bn or £182 for every home.

House prices picking up nicely in 2006

The housing market made a “strong start” in 2006, according to Nationwide, with prices rising 1.4% in January.

It’s a fraud

Fraud cases totalling nearly £1bn – a 10-year high – have reached the courts, according to a study by accountant KPMG. Its Fraud Barometer recorded 222 cases involving £942m going to court in 2005, up from 172 cases worth £329m in 2004.

Benefit fraud on the wane

The amount of money lost by the Government through benefit fraud and error declined in 2004-05, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.

Mortgages slow down for Christmas

Mortgage lending has shown its usual end-of-year slackening, according to figures from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).

Chelsea on a losing streak

Chelsea Football Club has recorded the biggest loss ever seen in British football, £140m for the year 2004-5, an increase from the £88m deficit of the year before.

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