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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Another tory BIG FAT LIE!
Reposted from Tax Research UK – by Richard Murphy £3,028 tax claim does not add up According to the FT: Mr Cameron will use his Downing Street press conference to claim that Labour would put up taxes by £3,028 for every … Continue reading
Massive survey majority believes ‘inhuman’ DWP causes and then covers-up claimant deaths
Originally posted on UNEMPLOYED IN TYNE & WEAR:
Please note: there are repeated references to suicide in the final section of this article, headed: “Is there anything else you would like to tell us about issues covered in this survey?“…
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Tories won’t reveal #welfare cuts until after the election. No surprise. (#UK #Politics #bedroomtax)
Originally posted on Order Of Truth:
Prize government idiot, Duncan Smith, revealed that the Tories will not reveal the extent of government welfare cuts or where the cuts will be made until after the election. On the BBC’s Andrew Marr…
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Universal Chaos – bonfire of the vanity project
Reposted from Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union people magazine Making work or claimants pay? Iain Duncan Smith claims that Universal Credit (UC), the governments new single benefit, is being rolled out successfully under budget. The reality, according to PCS … Continue reading
Posted in Universal Credit
Tagged dwp, Iain Duncan Smith, PCS, sanctions, Tax credits, Universal Credit
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MaximARSE complaints procedure
Most people (apart from the tories of course) know that the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) as carried out by Atos was simply not fit for purpose. Now, the shiny and new MaximARSE us has taken over the WCA. It’s a case of … Continue reading
DWP ‘threatened to dock terminally-ill woman’s benefits’ if she paid for her own funeral
Reposted from Disability News Service – John Pring A terminally-ill woman was told by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that she risked being charged with an “offence” and would lose part of her benefits if she used an … Continue reading
He wouldn’t (couldn’t) answer …
From Jon Ashworth Labour General Election Campaign Deputy Did you see David Cameron last night? He was in the same studio with Ed Miliband, at the same time, with the same audience — but he wouldn’t debate him head-to-head. We … Continue reading
Posted in General Election 2015
Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, debate, Ed Milliband, Foodbanks, General election, Labour, NHS, zero-hours contracts
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NEET!
NEET = Not in Employment, Education or Training. This is my lovely (most of the time) son Huw. He’s 19 years old. He is a NEET. It bothers everyone, except him. He’s just published his first book. http://www.amazon.com/Tomorrow-Gone-Huw-Millward-ebook/sim/B00TJ5DUIQ/2 He has … Continue reading
Posted in workfare
Tagged author, Banksey, Damien Hirst, dwp, J K Rowling, JSA, National Insurance, National Minimum wage, Poundland, Tax, Tracey Emin, workfare, young people
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Movement to Work Scheme
Reposted from Public & Commercial Services Union website Members urged to sign petition calling for HMRC to cease involvement in Workfare scheme – Volunteers sought for PCS working group – Branches to monitor and report numbers participating in Movement to … Continue reading
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Tagged 38 degrees, dwp, HMRC, Lin Homer, movement to work, PCS, workfare
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Single parent? Attend the Jobcentre and get referred to social services as a troubled family. New trial at Ashton Jobcentre.
Originally posted on The poor side of life:
Yesterday I heard something very disturbing. A lady contacted me, she was very upset. She attended the Jobcentre for her signing on appointment and was confronted with something totally unexpected. She’s a…
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