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Universal Credit

Cross-party leaders join forces in call to halt Universal Credit cuts

Steven Preece -
Cross-party leaders call for the £20 a week up-lift to Universal Credit to be made permanent and extended to legacy benefits.
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Real Life

Family of disabled woman who took own life after benefits stopped given permission for second inquest

Steven Preece -
DWP made multiple errors in how it treated Jodey Whiting.
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Press Releases

Government must do more to help young people hit by unemployment, say experts

Steven Preece -
Latest ONS figures show a huge increase in the number of unemployed young people.
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Universal Credit

Rishi Sunak’s next U-turn must be to make the £20 Universal Credit uplift permanent, says SNP

Steven Preece -
SNP also say the £20 a week increase to Universal Credit should be extended to all legacy benefits.
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Universal Credit

Coronavirus: Tories warned not to cut Universal Credit support for the self-employed

Steven Preece -
Reintroduction of the ‘Minimum Income Floor’ could see the self-employed losing thousands of pounds each year.
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Disability

UK facing a ‘jobs crisis for disabled people’, charity warns

Steven Preece -
Employers are reluctant to hire disabled people during the Covid pandemic.
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Pensions

Reduce state pension age to boost jobs for the young

Steven Preece -
Giving early access to the state pension could reduce the pressure on 16-24-year olds to find employment and reduce the future skills gap, say leading tax advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. David Hough, a business advisory partner at the firm said:...
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Press Releases

‘No excuse’ for Tories failure to provide financial support to millions while refusing to tackle tax avoidance

Steven Preece -
Tory government accused of failing to support millions of small businesses and workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Poverty

Benefits ‘scrounger’ narrative is deterring people from claiming support due to Covid

Steven Preece -
Poverty charity calls for changes to reduce benefits stigma.
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Poverty

New child poverty data reveals the shocking extent of hardship in the UK

Steven Preece -
"The children affected are on a cliff edge, and the pandemic will only sweep them further into danger."
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Press Releases

Coronavirus: Tories warned that ‘new shielding guidance lacks basic protections’

Steven Preece -
UK government "is not providing robust support and protections for those most at risk."
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Press Releases

SNP call for universal basic income pilot

Steven Preece -
Party says UBI has the potential to solve the poverty crisis.
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Disability

Reports of disability hate crime continue to rise as number of police charges fall

Steven Preece -
New figures show a continuing increase in reports of disability hate crime to police.
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Press Releases

‘Millions face a bitter winter of rising unemployment and squeezed living standards’, says MP

Steven Preece -
Tory government has "deliberately chosen" to let unemployment soar, says SNP MP.
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Press Releases

Tories must restore the rights of disabled people scrapped under Coronavirus Act

Steven Preece -
Letter signed by more than 60 organisations including Disability Rights UK, Inclusion London, Liberty and Mind.
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