Scottish Welfare Fund
Please find a link for the latest information on the Scottish Welfare Fund http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/welfarereform/scottishwelfarefund … Continue reading
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Latest COSLA briefing on the Bedroom Tax
EMBARGOED UNTIL 0001 HOURS ON MONDAY 8 JULY, 2013 Briefing – Housing impacts of welfare reform – Survey of councils COSLA carried out a survey of all councils at the end of May along with Scottish Government and ALACHO. The … Continue reading
Lies Dammed Lies and Misleading Statements!
Have a look at this link it will inform you of the realities of austerity measures! http://no2bedroomtax.co.uk/2013/05/tory-lies-busted/ service … Continue reading
Latest on The Bedroom Tax Edinburgh
yes v interesting article, was also in Independent Despite the huge rise in applications for DHP City of Edin council have voted against topping up their Discretionary Housing Fund. All councils have the power to significantly increase their fund (by … Continue reading
Lets get Organised Share the Load!
A LOCAL campaign group set up to provide support and information to people affected by the Bedroom Tax in Renfrewshire urged other communities to follow its example following the tragic death of Stephanie Bottrill. The 53-year-old from Solihull took her … Continue reading
Workfare News!
From Boycott Workfare… “The DWP has been ordered to reveal the names of workfare exploiters after losing 3 appeals. The government had been afraid of workfare schemes collapsing due to public protest if the names of organisations using workfare were … Continue reading
Bedroom Tax Adding to Deprivation!
From today’s issue of ‘i‘, front page; ‘ “Bedroom tax” causes five-fold rise in hardship cases. – 25,000 people applied for help with housing payments in April, up from 5,700 in 2012 – Government boosts emergency fund to £155m. – … Continue reading