Young people feeling recessionary chill
A record number of young people are not in any form or education, employment or training (Neets), according to figures from the Conservatives. Nearly 860,000 people aged 16–24 were not…
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Landlords welcome benefit claimants
New research from the Business Development Research Consultants has found that private landlords are increasingly renting to housing benefit claimants even though they are concerned about the upkeep of the…
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Council tenant rent cut causing confusion
While council leaders welcomed the government’s announcement last week that it will limit the level of rent increases for council tenants, many say they are unclear how the shortfall will…
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Elderly skipping meals to cut costs
Meanwhile, the over-60s are skipping meals to save money. One in five older people is skipping meals to save on food costs, and two-fifths are struggling to afford essential items…
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Government accused of abandoning the poor
The promise to eradicate child poverty by 2020 looks set to be abandoned, according to the Child Poverty Action Group. Although Chancellor Alistair Darling repeated the government’s commitment yesterday, campaigners…
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Local housing allowance changes will discriminate
The government has decided to push ahead with its housing benefit reforms despite advisers fearing they will discriminate against thousands of families and black and minority ethnic households. The changes…
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Asylum rules donât work
Research has suggested that the tough policies designed to push asylum seekers out of the country by removing their support is simply forcing them to live on the streets, surviving…
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Expat benefit cheats to be targeted
The government is extending a hotline in Spain to dob in expat benefit cheats. It says that each year benefit fraud by Britons living abroad costs the UK taxpayers £63…
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Charities demand help for carers
Charities including Carers UK, Mencap and Alzheimers Society are among nine charities which have drawn up a carers poverty charter calling for better benefits for carers. The charities estimate that…
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New model for affordable housing
Five of the UK’s largest housing associations (HAs) have joined forces to publish a report challenging the current model for providing affordable housing. Calling themselves the Housing Futures Network, the…