Monthly Archives: November 2018

Originally posted on Ipswich Unemployed Action.:
Join the Day of Action! A few days ago Amber Rudd said this, Rudd said she was going to specifically examine the impact of Universal Credit on women and single mums, amid concerns the…

Originally posted on Same Difference:
Private housebuilders have been accused of “appalling self-interest” over their lobbying against building more accessible homes for disabled residents. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has been objecting to councils across England that wish to fix…

Originally posted on Same Difference:
With many thanks to Benefits And Work. The commons work and pensions committee would like to hear from you if you have been contacted by the DWP in connection with a carer’s allowance overpayment. As…

Originally posted on Politics and Insights:
? A senior MP has condemned ministers’ ‘ineptitude’ after the revelation that people have wrongly received tens of thousands of pounds in error. The huge size of some of the overpayments was exposed by Frank Field, chair of…

Originally posted on Pride's Purge:
UPDATE: Facebook clamping down on fake news – doesn’t include the Mail, Sun or Express: Facebook claims UK introducing blue passports after Brexit vote is fake news Interesting to see the Daily Mail’s Brussels correspondent David…

Originally posted on Same Difference:
One of Britain’s most successful athletes was forced to sit out an entire Olympic cycle after suffering serious complications from mesh implants used to repair a minor hernia. Dai Greene, a world champion hurdler who…

Originally posted on Ipswich Unemployed Action.:
Looks Complicated and is… The latest in a long run of stories about Universal Credit: Edinburgh families forced to wait five weeks to receive Universal Credit FAMILIES face being left without cash over Christmas…

Originally posted on scottish unemployed workers' network:
This image sums up the official DWP position that success or failure is a personal responsibility, and nothing to do with objective circumstances, such as a lack of suitable jobs. Along with other…

Originally posted on Ipswich Unemployed Action.:
Access to Universal Credit now available on Star Trek Enterprise Communicator: UC Journal Log-in. A number of our commentators have talked about the Universal Credit ‘Journal’. From a link given about how UC is…