Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity
Trussell is calling for an “essentials guarantee” to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating.
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Faith leaders and celebrities back Essential Guarantee Campaign, calling on political leaders to address poverty in election manifestos
‘The current amount of Universal Credit people are receiving has no bearing on basic human needs.’
Disgraceful Tory Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson says ‘nonsense’ to claim there is poverty
The End Child Poverty Coalition revealed that an extra 600,000 children were plunged into poverty in a year as ministers got rid of extra support for families on Universal Credit.
State of Child Poverty report shows ‘catastrophic’ impact of cost-of-living crisis on families
The government is being urged to act immediately to support struggling families by lifting the two-child Universal Credit limit and introducing an Essentials Guarantee.
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
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