MPS REBEL ON BENEFIT CUTS ✂️ PREFERING WEALTH TAX INSTEAD
Up to 100 Labour MPs are considering rebelling over cuts to social security for people with disabilities, expressing concerns about the scale and pace of the cuts. The government plans to cut £5 billion from Personal Independence Payments (PIP), an in-work payment that supports people to cover the extra costs Continue Reading
IMF PRESSES FOR CUTS TO UK BENEFITS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Britain and other rich nations to cut benefits and taxes to tackle the worklessness crisis. Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, vowed to “do whatever it takes to get Britain working” as the IMF said men in particular would be encouraged to Continue Reading
UNIVERSAL CREDIT FRAUD GANG CONVICTED
Five members of an organized gang, including Gyunesh Ali, Galina Nikolova, Stoyan Stoyanov, Tsvetka Todorova, and Patritsia Paneva, have been convicted of the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales. They each admitted to stealing more than £50m at London’s Wood Green Crown Court. All five pleaded guilty Continue Reading
Trussell Trust Calls for Urgent Incease in Universal Credit
AN URGENT increase in Universal Credit is necessary as the cost of living crisis pushes people to make “dangerous, impossible decisions” in an attempt to make ends meet. Prices of essential goods in the UK are skyrocketing due to the inflation hiking at a 40-year high of nine percent, driven Continue Reading
CPAG November E-Bulletin & Updates
November e-Bulletin: claimant commitments The Early Warning System collects evidence from advisers about how changes to the benefits system are affecting their clients. We use this data for campaigns, in discussions with Government, and to produce advice resources. This month, we have heard a lot about conditionality: Work-related requirements are being imposed on workers, parents, people Continue Reading
Universal credit legislation may force tenants into debt in recovering rent arrears
Changes to legislation concerning rent arrear recovery through universal credit will claw 20% from non-housing increment of UC and could mean tenants seeking loans from loan sharks and the problem of mismanagement of remainder of their benefits and debt housing and social housing providers warned . http:// http://m.insidehousing.co.uk/regulation/scale-of-arrears-clawback-plan-sparks-fears/7006926.article
