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Unions have expressed concerns over the size of planned job cuts for the Department of the Economy.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has released figures regarding the minimum income needed to have an acceptable standard of living in the UK.

The most recent British Behavior Abroad annual report, which is based on cases reported to the staff of the Foreign Office between April 2009 and March 2010, shows that elderly Britons traveling abroad often face costly bills for medical treatment and repatriation after falling ill.

First-time property buyers are finding it more difficult to get on the property ladder, due to the hardship of raising the funds needed for the huge deposits required.

Fewer UK-listed companies issued profit warnings in the second quarter of this year, with only 45 firms issuing warnings between April and June, according to Ernst & Young.

Bankruptcies in the UK are on the rise, with figures showing a distinct increase in the first quarter of this year in the number of residents of England and Wales trying to be declared bankrupt.

According to the financial information service, Moneyfacts, rates on authorised overdrafts are now the highest they have been in the last decade.

In the ongoing efforts to cut costs and recover from the recent economic crisis, it is now looking likely that there will be a significant reduction in spending to build roads in the UK.

Household expenditures and the amount of money UK residents save have changed significantly over the last 40 years.

According to official statistics, one third of pensioners in the UK rely entirely on the state for their income during their retirement.