“Cruel and inhuman” – The UN’s poverty expert came to the UK and did not hold back
Philip Alston said the government’s welfare changes and council cuts are causing “misery”
Philip Alston said the government’s welfare changes and council cuts are causing “misery”
A new report from the National Audit Office shows just how shambolic the Tories’ all-in-one benefit scheme has been so far.
The system is still in turmoil – with even staff unclear of how it works, and parents in the dark over how much they stand to gain/lose in taking on work.
Stagnating wages and Tory austerity have forced millions of working families into poverty.
‘Support for mortgage interest’ for 110,000 people is being cut and less than 10% have applied for the loan offered by Serco to replace it.
A personal experience of what sanction targets in the Personal Independence Payments system are doing to claimants and their families.
The system pioneered by the Tories is either broken or was set up to punish those most in need of state support.
Things are going to get much worse, before they get better.
Aid and welfare have become the concerns of local people following cuts to local services across Europe
Britain is keeping refugees in limbo without the support they need