Compensation payouts to UK rail passengers for delays hit £100m a year | Rail industry
Compensation paid to passengers for train delays in the UK has reached record levels, with annual payouts exceeding £100m and the number of insurance claims for train delays and cancellations continuing to rise. Payments to passengers for travel disruption reached £101.3m in the year to April 2023, an increase of 155% from £39m in 2021-22.. […]
Social Security Administration issues new rule preventing food assistance from affecting payouts
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Wednesday that it is introducing new rules aimed at removing barriers and increasing monthly payments for people receiving certain government benefits. Starting at the end of September next year, authorities will no longer include food assistance when calculating eligibility for monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. Those eligible for […]
Former Post Office chair says he was told to stall Horizon compensation payouts | Post Office Horizon scandal
The former Postal Service Commissioner said he was instructed by senior civil servants to postpone compensation payments to post office operators so that the government could “drag its feet” ahead of the general election. Henry Stanton, who was sacked by Business Minister Kemi Badenoch last month amid outrage over the Horizon scandal, said the request […]
Trump Attorney Rips Fani Willis Over ‘Disturbing’ Sex Scandal, Payouts To ‘Boyfriend’
A lawyer representing former President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of hiring his girlfriend and authorizing payments of hundreds of thousands of dollars to him. According to reports, Willis hired Nathan Wade, a personal injury lawyer who is said to have had a romantic relationship with the Fulton County […]