benefits
Revealed: How Universal Credit has been a ‘nightmare’ for single parents
The system is still in turmoil - with even staff unclear of how it works, and parents in the dark over how much they stand to gain/lose in taking on work.
Food poverty in Britain is now so bad the Women’s Institute have had to step in
With 1 in 6 adults skipping meals for lack of money, the WI is waging in.
There’s now proof that workers’ power is good for the economy
More economic democracy – union power, workers’ rights, decentralisation of and democratic engagement in decision-making – creates better productivity and a stronger, more secure economy.
People are being sent to prison unlawfully for not being able to afford council tax
A judge has said that up to 18% of council tax imprisonments a year may be ‘unlawful’
Universal Credit may have dominated the headlines, but disability benefits are in chaos too
A personal experience of what sanction targets in the Personal Independence Payments system are doing to claimants and their families.
Universal Credit in Stafford: ‘Everyone affected by the roll-out is in rent arrears’
Even in a relatively affluent part of the UK, the new system is making people homeless and increasing dependence on food banks.