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Uprating benefits inline with inflation ‘crucial’ to helping 10 million families with cost of living crisis
"Surging food prices have driven a return to double-digit inflation across Britain."
Fuel poverty could hit 11million households as protesters gather at Downing Street
Petition signed by more than 600,000 people calls for a 'universal basic energy allowance'.
National Insurance gains wiped out if benefits don’t rise inline with inflation
New research reveals the magnitude of income losses employees in various occupations will experience.
Cost of Living: Call for ‘solidarity tax’ on higher earners
Those with the “broadest shoulders should be asked to carry the highest burden."
Carers plunged into debt and unable to afford food, charity says
Government urged to increase the financial support available to unpaid family carers.
Families with disabled children hit by a ‘significant decrease’ in income
Income of families parenting disabled or seriously ill children have decreased "significantly" over the past year.
‘Millions set to be plunged into dire fuel poverty this winter’
Additional £14bn needed to protect families from severe fuel poverty this winter.
Over half of children arriving at school hungry, survey finds
More children are arriving at school without having had breakfast.
Government must raise sick pay to the living wage rate, say charities and trade unions
Government urged to "create a sick pay system that is better for workers, employers and Britain's public health."
Opposition parties call for public inquiry into benefit deaths
The DWP has been implicated in a series of deaths and cases where people have been seriously harmed.
Welsh government urged to ‘freeze all rents and ban all evictions’
Average monthly rents in Wales have increased by over 15% in the last year.
Covid schemes protected jobs but led to significant fraud and error, NAO report says
Report anticipates significant spending choices because of the urgency brought on by the pandemic.
Food banks fear being overwhelmed this winter as demand rockets
Food banks worry that they may have to start turning hungry people away.
Analysis shows which areas would be hardest hit by failing to uprate benefits with inflation
People living in former 'red wall' seats among those who will be devastated by proposed plan.
English social care complaints increasing due to council funding constraints
Ombudsman seeing an increase in councils failing to deliver care or limiting care on the basis of cost.
Tories block study on how DWP benefit sanctions cause misery and suicides
Tory ministers have secretly withdrawn their participation in the important study.
Low pay fuelling England’s social care staffing crisis
Vacancies in social care are now the highest on record.