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Lack of quality flexible jobs ‘condemning tens of thousands to poverty’

By The Press Association12th January 2016News England

A severe lack of quality part-time or flexible jobs is condemning tens of thousands of people to poverty, according to a study. Research revealed that almost two million people were

‘Postcode lottery’ in funding for families faced with destitution

By The Press Association12th January 2016News England

Families on the brink of destitution face a “postcode lottery” for emergency help because of failures in transferring responsibility to local councils and a spending squeeze on town halls, MPs

Cancer patients ‘risk losing homes over allowance cuts’, say Macmillan

By The Press Association11th January 2016News England

Cancer patients could be at risk of losing their homes if Government cuts to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) go ahead, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support commissioned research

Cameron pledges ‘all-out assault of poverty’ placing mentoring at heart of reforms

By The Press Association11th January 2016News England

David Cameron has launched an “all-out assault on poverty” with a sweeping package of social reforms including measures to boost mentoring, improve mental health services and flatten “sink estates”. The

More than 200,000 ‘teetered on brink of homelessness in last year’ says Shelter

By The Press Association15th December 2015News England

Councils across England dealt with more than 200,000 cries for help over the last year from people on the brink of homelessness, according to analysis by Shelter. The charity pointed

Significant overhaul required of Scotland’s welfare system, finds Committee

By Iain MacDonald15th December 2015News Scotland

The Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee has said a huge cultural shift will be required to create a better Scottish welfare system, in a new report published yesterday. The Committee’s

Seven hundred thousand elderly forced to ‘choose between food and heating’

By The Press Association4th December 2015News England

An estimated 750,000 elderly people are being forced to choose between paying for food and heating, a charity has warned. A survey of 1,000 people aged 65 and over for

Government slammed over Northern Ireland benefits changes ‘fast-track’

By The Press Association24th November 2015News Northern Ireland

The Government has been accused of adopting a “kangaroo parliamentary procedure” to stifle debate and “fast track” changes to Northern Ireland’s benefits system through Parliament. The Stormont Assembly voted to

Young people living in poverty rises 400,000 in past decade, new report

By The Press Association23rd November 2015News England

More young people are living in poverty than those aged over 65 as a lack of well-paid jobs and affordable homes is making it harder to build a secure future,

Engage: Using rights and recovery to achieve transformational change in mental health

By Lucy Mulvagh, Scottish Recovery Network19th November 2015Engage

This is a critical time for mental health in Scotland. In the current climate of austerity, funding crises and shrinking services, people affected by mental health problems find it increasingly

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Lack of quality flexible jobs ‘condemning tens of thousands to poverty’

‘Postcode lottery’ in funding for families faced with destitution

Cancer patients ‘risk losing homes over allowance cuts’, say Macmillan

Cameron pledges ‘all-out assault of poverty’ placing mentoring at heart of reforms

More than 200,000 ‘teetered on brink of homelessness in last year’ says Shelter

Significant overhaul required of Scotland’s welfare system, finds Committee

Seven hundred thousand elderly forced to ‘choose between food and heating’

Government slammed over Northern Ireland benefits changes ‘fast-track’

Young people living in poverty rises 400,000 in past decade, new report

Engage: Using rights and recovery to achieve transformational change in mental health

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

‘Inhuman’ violence against Sara Sharif ‘normalised’ by defendants, jurors told

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Tag: Austerity

Lack of quality flexible jobs ‘condemning tens of thousands to poverty’

‘Postcode lottery’ in funding for families faced with destitution

Cancer patients ‘risk losing homes over allowance cuts’, say Macmillan

Cameron pledges ‘all-out assault of poverty’ placing mentoring at heart of reforms

More than 200,000 ‘teetered on brink of homelessness in last year’ says Shelter

Significant overhaul required of Scotland’s welfare system, finds Committee

Seven hundred thousand elderly forced to ‘choose between food and heating’

Government slammed over Northern Ireland benefits changes ‘fast-track’

Young people living in poverty rises 400,000 in past decade, new report

Engage: Using rights and recovery to achieve transformational change in mental health