The real problem is poverty, not problem families
In response to reports that Work & Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith will later today deliver a speech on how the benefits system encourages problem families, Alison Garnham, Chief Executive of...
View ArticleGovernment child poverty strategy needs rethink as experts warn of looming...
Responding to the publication today of new projections for UK child poverty rates, prepared by the Institute for Fiscal Studies for the Northern Ireland Executive (OFMDFM), Alison Garnham, Chief...
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Family finances hit by £2.3 billion bombshell in April
Low income households will have their family finances hit by multiple cuts this month. The main cuts are:Bedroom Tax (housing benefit penalties for excess rooms in social sector) - £490mCouncil tax...
View ArticleCampaigners & experts warn more benefit cuts would be a tragedy
The lead story in Monday's Independent is an open letter signed by more than 50 charities, trade unions and academics warning against more benefit cuts in this week's Autumn Statement. You can read the...
View ArticleBudget leaves poorest families abandoned on the frontline of austerity
Responding to today’s Budget Statement, Alison Garnham, Chief Executive of Child Poverty action Group, said:“The Chancellor described it as a budget for families with children looking to work hard and...
View ArticleSpending Review – more cuts
Angela Toal examines the changes to welfare benefits and tax credits announced in the Government’s Spending Review in October 2010.Related products: Subscribe to the Welfare Rights...
View ArticleThe cuts: what they mean to families at risk of poverty
This factsheet is a summary of the cuts announced so far, and their impact on families.Updated factsheet coming soon (May 2013)Last updated: Wed, 2013-01-30 (All day)Created (Month): Tue, 2013-01-01...
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Editorial: low-income families face another bleak year
Looking back at how low-income families fared in 2012 is a dispiriting exercise: minimal wage rises, the escalating price of essentials and benefit cuts all conspired to make it a dismal year. Sadly,...
View ArticleWelfare reform in 2013
2013 is a landmark year in welfare reform. Simon Osborne outlines the main changes.Related products: Subscribe to the Welfare Rights BulletinJournal/website: Welfare Rights Bulletin Issue: Issue 233...
View ArticleTwo thirds of children in poverty living in working families
New figures today show that children below the poverty line are now twice as likely to come from homes with work, than homes without work.Responding to today’s official figures on UK child poverty for...
View ArticleCPAG responds to the Autumn Statement
We have criticised the Chancellor's Autumn Statement for rationing support for children, working families and disabled people through a national cap on social security.See our full reaction in the CPAG...
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First thoughts on the ‘National Living Wage’
A substantial increase in the National Minimum Wage for over-25s (or National Living Wage, as Osborne’s re-badging has it) can only be a good thing for low-paid workers. It should be celebrated. That...
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Administrative problemsPolicy update: Delay and mandatory reconsideration (May 2014)Briefings for Scottish ParliamentParliamentary reception briefing (November 2014)Children service's planningSeminar...
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