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July 28, 2020

Latin American billionaires surge during pandemic in world’s most unequal region

One new billionaire was created every two weeks during the pandemic, with hospitals on the verge of collapse.
May 17, 2020

New figures reveal dangerously high levels of financial vulnerability in Scotland

On average, the charity's clients were already in deficit by £13 after paying for key costs like rent and council tax.
September 12, 2018

Latest figures show scale of 'Britain's long-running disaster on pay'

Resolution Foundation says latest figures emphasise "the size and scale of Britain’s long-running disaster on pay".
July 28, 2016

Determining the support needs of people with chronic illness
February 5, 2016

Reform’s ‘working welfare’ would undermine, not assist, recovery

The right-wing think-tank Reform, in its report Working welfare: a radically new approach to sickness and disability benefits, has ur
August 30, 2015

August: silly season or a time for the challenge of holiness?

August 2015 seems to have experienced some kind of identity crisis.
May 27, 2015

The truth about spending on disability benefits - it's halved

When the ongoing process of cutting and restricting access to disability benefits began, we were told it was necessary because spending on them was out of control.
January 11, 2015

Illness and disability: time to accept reality

MacMillan Cancer Care recently reported that in 2015 there will be 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, due to improvements in survival rates. MacMillan warned that this would place "huge pressure on the NHS". What wasn’t mentioned was the pressure it could also place on the social security system.
October 24, 2014

Cruel treatment of thousands with degenerative conditions

Thousands of people unable to work because of progressive conditions are being placed in a work-related activity group, even if assessors admit they are unlikely ever to recover, the UK government admitted.
October 24, 2014

The DWP's Fit for Work Service: Who benefits?