Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
poverty
More than a million children growing up in poverty under two-child benefits limit
“I am currently on maternity leave and can’t afford to stay at home for the full 39 weeks due to not receiving any extra help from tax credits as this is my 3rd child.”
Charities slam Rishi Sunak over crackdown on ‘nuisance beggars’
‘It cannot be understated how traumatic, dangerous and dehumanising life on the streets is’
Child poverty rises by 350,000 to 4.2 million
48% of children in BAME families are growing up in poverty as are 44% of children in lone-parent families.
The freeze on Local Housing Allowance is only increasing the financial pain for renters
We have called for the Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen so that benefits are more closely aligned with the rate of rent in an area
Graph shows how badly the Tories have failed working people
UK living standards have fallen behind those of other industrialised countries
Liberal Democrats vote for a Guaranteed Basic Income
The policy was heralded as a ‘powerful ambition to eradicate poverty’
A graph which perfectly sums up Tory economic failure
Living standards are expected to undergo the largest two-year decline since records began in 1956-57.
Jeremy Hunt slammed for tax giveaway to the richest 1% while ordinary people struggle
‘Not a dickie bird on public sector pay.’
Why the budget fails ordinary people and benefits the rich
Instead of addressing the real problems faced by people, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget has delivered the usual cocktail of austerity, low wages, higher taxes for the masses, and tax cuts for corporations and the rich.
