Expanding free school meals is essential to help families cope with the cost of living crisis
Every child in households receiving Universal Credit should be guaranteed free school meals
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Whinging Rishi Sunak ‘annoyed at the BBC’s coverage of his economic measures’
He’s not happy at the way the BBC have focused on Universal Credit claimants
Food banks risk turning people away as government continues assault on welfare claimants
As the government launches a fresh attack on Universal Credit claimants and confirms the NI rise will go ahead, food banks warn they will not be able to keep up with demand.
New Green Party co-leaders pitch left in conference speech
With calls for public ownership of public services, scrapping universal credit and a Green New Deal, the pair set out their stall of climate action combined with a left wing economic agenda.
‘Completely out of touch’: Edwina Currie’s levelling up ‘is working’ comments evoke outcry
The former Conservative MP’s clash with Gary Neville on GMB went viral, with people rejoicing as Neville ‘destroyed’ Currie in a row on Universal Credit that proves how out of touch the Tories are.
Final day of furlough: ‘Westminster is inflicting a perfect storm of catastrophes’
A cut to Universal Credit, rising fuel and food prices, the end of the cap on energy bills – and now the government has ended the furlough scheme
Wendy Chamberlain MP: We need to expose the Tories’ Young Parent Penalty
Universal Credit is unfairly hitting young parents in the pocket.
Labour MP: Don’t sanction benefit claimants quarantined over coronavirus
Universal Credit is notoriously unflexible.
Is this what ‘levelling up’ looks like? PM challenged over hike in Lords expenses
Peers will be getting more in a day than many Universal Credit claimants get in a month.
Next government must protect people from hunger, says Trussell Trust
The Trussel Trust believes the increase in use of food banks can be pinned on the failure of the switch to Universal Credit.