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Who decided Newsnight shouldn't look at low wages?4 comments

EdinburghEye wrote 2 days ago: Yesterday, Shadow Minister Toby Perkins tweeted: Having seen the interview by @BBCAllegra with @nene … more →

Tags: Economics, poverty, Supermarkets, Women, Allegra Stratton, BBC, Benefits Claimants, cheap-work conservatives, Newsnight

Hidden reality

julesbirch wrote 3 days ago: If you missed Britain’s Hidden Homeless last night it’s well worth making time to catch on iPlayer. … more →

Tags: Homelessness

Hiding behind emails!!4 comments

forgottonsoldier wrote 4 days ago: we are officially infuriated! After attempting to secure the facts about a Medway Veteran who is bei … more →

Tags: stealing our privicy, Medway Council, medway unitary authority, Benefits

Just an oversight?

forgottonsoldier wrote 5 days ago: Last week we received an email from a resident who stated that medway council had intentionally stop … more →

Tags: Medway Council, Benefit Fraud

A Bit of History...

innervoice2011 wrote 1 week ago: This blog post is first in a small series. Before I begin, Darren would like to thank everyone for t … more →

Tags: Help a Disabled Man, Arthritis, care, carer, Carers, charcot, charcot marie tooth, Disability, disability living allowance

CCTV Installed, But There's Trouble2 comments

hmolandlady wrote 1 week ago: The week started well with the French accountant duly moved in.  It was a bit complicated trying to … more →

Tags: Management of an HMO, Rent, HMO, Houses of Multiple Occupation, Tenants, CCTV

Homeless set to rise.1 comment

Ffeirio wrote 1 week ago: Monday Issues. 21/05/2012. According to Politics.co.uk. The number of people sleeping rough has rise … more →

Tags: 03/. Austerity Cuts, 11/. Homeless, A/. mon Issues, Unemployment, Homelessness, chartered institute of housing, National Housing Federation, Shelter Charity, Affordable Housing

DWP Reveals Billions In Benefits Unclaimed Each Year2 comments

Steve wrote 1 week ago: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released figures detailing billions of pounds worth o … more →

Tags: All, Politics, DWP, Benefits, esa, jsa, Charities, lha, Council tax benefit

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL! Bring Rents Down!

seachranaidhe1 wrote 1 week ago: Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:00 until 16:00 In opposition to Government cuts to housing benefits, we dem … more →

Tags: Good Causes, TAKE A STAND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, Business, Government, Politics, London, Undefined, Renting, Affordable Housing

Alternatives: Invest in a New Generation of Social Housing6 comments

Birmingham Against The Cuts wrote 2 weeks ago: This is part of a series examining the alternatives to cuts and austerity. In this post we look at b … more →

Tags: Alternatives to Cuts, Alternatives

The £12,500 per month overpayment!

forgottonsoldier wrote 2 weeks ago: Good morning, today we would like to inform you of the horrendous benefit errors made by Medway Coun … more →

Tags: stealing our privicy, Medway Council, benefit overpayments, medway unitary authority, dirty council

Report questions legality of household benefit cap

martinwicks wrote 2 weeks ago: 15 May 2012 | By Carl Brown, Inside Housing The government may have broken equality laws when introd … more →

The Threats Have Started !

forgottonsoldier wrote 2 weeks ago: Well it didn’t take long before the threats started to role in!! We expected some serious oppo … more →

Tags: stealing our privicy, Medway Council, medway unitary authority, medway, Council Tax, Threats, the medway conservatives

Getting Back On The Carousel Horse1 comment

Jack Monroe (OurSouthend) wrote 2 weeks ago: If you can keep your head, when all around you… It’s become something of a mantra these … more →

Tags: News, Views, southend, Government, Work, working tax credits, HMRC, childcare, Southend Council

The Unbearable Shiteness of Shapps

superfurryandy wrote 2 weeks ago: Earlier tonight I watched a local (London) news item on the number of people being moved out of the … more →

Tags: Council Housing, Grant Shapps, housing, Cuts, Tories, private landlords, Welfare Reform Bill, Gerrymandering, Social Engineering

Welfare reform Mark 2 2 comments

julesbirch wrote 2 weeks ago: With (depending on your point of view) neat or cruel irony the number of part-time employees hit a r … more →

Tags: Welfare Reform

New Legal Ruling Marks Major Blow for Welfare Reform12 comments

johnny void wrote 2 weeks ago: A landmark legal ruling has dealt yet another blow to Iain Duncan Smith’s brutal and shambolic … more →

Tags: Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith, Welfare Reform

Landmark Judgement Will Stop Benefit System Discriminating Against Disabled (Updated with Official Ruling Documents)2 comments

Steve wrote 2 weeks ago: Received From Our Partners, Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) Press release: Experts Say Landmark … more →

Tags: All, Politics, Conservatives, DWP, Benefits, disability, Lib Dems, Partners, DPAC

Free housing for life

xymalf wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the biggest social problems in the UK is the fact that none working people are given free cou … more →

Tags: Politics, council house, Government, Justice Society of America, Mortgage Loan, Tax, Welfare, Working Class


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