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Tory cuts will leave millions of families ‘permanently worse off’, says think tank

Steven Preece - 26th November 2020

Fifteen-year income squeeze could leave families £1,200 a year worse off by 2025.

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Tories reject petition signed by 120,000 people demanding fairer disability benefits

Steven Preece - 21st November 2020

Petition calls for the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit to be extended to legacy benefits.

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DWP must allow disabled students to claim Universal Credit, court rules

Steven Preece - 18th November 2020

Disabled student wins right to be considered for Universal Credit.

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

Steven Preece - 15th November 2020

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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Call to end Universal Credit wait after huge surge in household debt and foodbank use

Steven Preece - 12th November 2020

Tories urged to scrap the five week wait for Universal Credit and strengthen welfare protections.

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Scrap benefit sanctions for the mentally ill, report says

Steven Preece - 10th November 2020

Report finds that benefits conditionality is counter-productive and causes emmense distress for the mentally ill.

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

Steven Preece - 7th November 2020

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

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Suspension of Universal Credit ‘minimum income floor’ extended for six months

Steven Preece - 3rd November 2020

Support for the self-employed to continue for a further six months.

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Coronavirus: UK facing a ‘perfect storm of awfulness’ if welfare support isn’t improved

Steven Preece - 1st November 2020

Boris Johnson's own former homelessness adviser warns of an impending winter crisis.

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

Steven Preece - 1st November 2020

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

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REVEALED: Tories’ secret plot to spy on benefit claimant’s bank accounts

Steven Preece - 23rd October 2020

Move likened to the encroachment to the "big brother state".

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MPs call for new ‘starter payments’ to provide financial support during Universal Credit wait

Steven Preece - 19th October 2020

Universal Credit 'loans' trap new claimants in a cycle of debt and leave them unable to afford repayments.

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Cutting benefits doesn’t just hurt the poor, it damages the economy too

Steven Preece - 19th October 2020

Removing the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit will take money out of the economy, report says.

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Families on Universal Credit face a ‘cold, hard winter’ with 26% already cutting back on heating

Steven Preece - 8th October 2020

PM Boris Johnson urged to increase benefits and retain the £20 a week increase to Universal Credit.

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Over 50 organisations call for £20 a week Universal Credit increase to be made permanent

Steven Preece - 30th September 2020

Joint letter warns that millions of households face losing over £1,000 a year.

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