Friday, October 18, 2019

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‘World stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia’, warns UN report

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Report condemns "intrusive government surveillance systems" used to cut welfare spending and generate profits for private companies.
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Nearly half of DWP staff are dependent on benefits to make ends meet

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At least 40% of DWP staff are claiming benefits to top-up low wages.
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New DWP Secretary refuses to commit to ending the benefit freeze

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Thérèse Coffey also claimed there is "no causal link" between the two-child benefit limit and rising child poverty.
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Tenancy reforms leave private renters at risk of ‘revenge evictions’

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Tenants who complain about or request repairs unfairly removed from their homes.
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Social housing tenants who damage their home ‘should face benefit sanctions’, report says

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Report claims "rogue tenants" have cost taxpayers in London around £3.4million since 2014.
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New SNP childcare pledge to ‘lift families out of poverty’

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Free childcare pledge to save families £4,500 per year for each child.
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2.6 million mid-life workers expect to leave their job to care for a relative

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Government urged to invest in long-term and sustainable social care funding so that more people can remain in work.
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MPs call for the restoration of free tv licences for all over-75’s

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BBC should not be "administering welfare benefits", says Committee.
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3 in 4 people agree that benefits should increase to help prevent homelessness

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Poll finds that 75% believe housing benefit should be increased to cover rising rents.
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‘World stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia’, warns UN report

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Report condemns "intrusive government surveillance systems" used to cut welfare spending and generate profits for private companies.
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New SNP childcare pledge to ‘lift families out of poverty’

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Free childcare pledge to save families £4,500 per year for each child.
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2.6 million mid-life workers expect to leave their job to care for a relative

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Government urged to invest in long-term and sustainable social care funding so that more people can remain in work.
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Millions struggling to pay council tax and other essential bills, finds study

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Poverty is rising for all groups - even those in work – according to a new financial inclusion monitor report.
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Cheaper housing main reason for lower poverty rates in Scotland

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New report looks at how poverty has changed over 20 years of devolution.
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Disability hate crime soars as campaigners demand immediate action

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Only 6% of all reported incidents are pursued by police.
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Benefits freeze pushing low-income families to the brink of homelessness

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94% of properties in the private rented sector are unaffordable for families on benefits.
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Huge surge in the number of homeless deaths in England and Wales

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22% increase in homeless deaths described as "a national tragedy", as charities demand action.
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Millions of working people struggle to put food on the table, poll shows

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1 in 5 working people are skipping meals because of running out of money.
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