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March 27, 2013

New study shows 4 in 10 families cut back on food to stay in their homes

Four out of 10 families with children have cut down on food to help pay for their housing costs during the past year, says Shelter.
March 23, 2013

Sharp rise in number of homeless families

Government figures released yesterday (22 March) show a sharp increase in the number of homeless families over the past year.
March 10, 2013

Bishops challenge government on benefit cuts for poorest

Over 40 Church of England bishops have signed an letter to the government in the media criticising its Benefits Uprating Bill as an attack on the poorest.
January 10, 2013

Benefits cap 'unfair and a big political risk for the government'

New Trades Union Congress General Secretary Frances O'Grady says the welfare benefits uprating cap is unfair and a big political risk for the government.
January 8, 2013

CPAG: Why benefits uprating is a ‘double lockout bill’

The Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill, which the UK government is pushing through the House of Commons today (8 January 2013) is a ‘double lockout bill’ that cuts real support for workers and jobseekers by four per cent, says the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG).
January 8, 2013

Scottish disability NGO urges PM to keep benefits link to inflation

Capability Scotland urged the UK government to change its plans to cut welfare ahead of the Westminster benefits uprating debate today.
January 7, 2013

Benefits reduction will hit millions, says Children's Society

The chief executive of the Children's Society says that the Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill will make life much harder for millions of people.
January 7, 2013

Benefits rise cap is plain wrong, say charities

The chief executives of 23 major British charities say the government must make sure increases in benefit rates at least reflect rises in the cost of living.
January 4, 2013

Support for benefit cuts based on ignorance, research shows

Ministers should not assume that voters will continue to back their attack on benefits if they find out the facts, new opinion research suggests.
January 2, 2013

Pay, welfare benefits, fairness and IDS

It is unfair that jobless benefits have risen far faster than salaries, claimed UK welfare secretary Iain Duncan Smith. But his efforts to justify a further onslaught on the living standards of unemployed people are unconvincing.