Debt advice charity report record number of households ‘struggling to hang on’
A debt advice charity received a record number of cries for help in the first half of 2019 – in signs that more households are “struggling to hang on”. Some
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Tag: Welfare Reform
Spending Review lost opportunity to reform ‘brutal rollout’ of Universal Credit
The Chancellor has been accused of failing to tackle complaints that thousands of people are suffering from the “brutal rollout” of Universal Credit benefits. Campaign groups have warned that the
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Nearly half of benefits claimants unable to afford essentials, new data reveals
Nearly half of claimants hit by the benefits freeze cannot afford essentials such as rent, bills and food, new data has revealed. Figures from Citizens Advice found that 49% of
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Capita pulls legal bid to reverse ‘reputational damage’ after claimant’s death
Benefits assessment company Capita has withdrawn a legal bid to reverse “reputational damage” it claimed to have suffered after a claimant died. Victoria Smith died a few months after her
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Downton Abbey actor delivers petition urging benefit changes for terminally ill
A Downton Abbey star has delivered a petition to Downing Street, demanding changes to the benefits system for people living with terminal illness. Jim Carter, who plays butler Charles Carson
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Benefit claimants being ‘blocked from challenging decisions’, campaign group warn
Universal Credit claimants are being “blocked” from challenging decisions they disagree with, a campaign group has claimed. The system is throwing up so many obstacles for those seeking reviews of
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Jobcentre workers trained to identify and support victims of domestic abuse
Hundreds of Jobcentre workers are being trained to support victims of domestic abuse. The Government announced that by the end of the summer, every Jobcentre in the UK will have
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Charity in emergency food parcel warning over school holiday hunger
The number of emergency food parcels distributed to children last summer soared by almost 20%, with fears of a further increase this year. The Trussell Trust, which runs a network
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Rudd announces Government review of benefits system for terminally ill claimants
The Government will review the benefits system for terminally ill people after charities said it was not fit for purpose in a damning parliamentary report. Claimants near the end of
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DWP either ‘incompetent’ or ‘covering up’ claimant death emails, MP claims
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will be viewed as being “incompetent” or as having “covered up” its handling of emails relating to claimant deaths, an MP has claimed.
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