Five years on from damning UN poverty report, UK policies continue to inflict misery | Just Fair When the former UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, visited the UK in November 2018 he concluded that UK government policies had led to the “systematic immiserati...

UN toothless & pointless. Thought that since UN report on #PovertyUK 2019 ignored by British Government
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Another significant UN report ignored by British Government as was
UN report on #PovertyUK in 2018/19

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#StealthTax (low tax threshold) affects all on low income whilst following factored in:
#CostOfLivingCrisisUK rising costs as a result of
+ #PrivatisationUK
+ #OurNHS treatment costs
+ #BenefitsReform
+ #BrexitBlackHole
Reality of life UK: low wages > rising prices = #PovertyUK
#TaxWealthNotWork

Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget “Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority."

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#Labour #Change
#PovertyUK
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#AusterityKills
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#TaxTheSuperRich

Chancellor urged to create a #SocialEmergencyFund in #Budget2025

“Tackling this #SocialEmergency must be the top priority"

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Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget “Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority."

#ToriesGone498

#Labour #Change
#PovertyUK
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#AusterityKills
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#TaxTheSuperRich

Chancellor Reeves urged to create a #SocialEmergencyFund in #Budget2025

“Tackling this #SocialEmergency must be the top priority"
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‘I didn’t expect to be living the way I am’: older people’s experiences of housing precarity and homelessness This research shines a new light on people who are at risk of homelessness in later life. It shows the devastating impact when the threat of homelessness becomes a reality, and the additional barriers...

The precariousness of a place to call home in later life. New research from homelessness charity Crisis

#homelessnessUK
#povertyUK
#costoflivingUK

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One in five care workers live in poverty. One in ten can’t afford food. Their children go cold while they care for ours. This is the cost of compassion in broken Britain. #CareCrisis #PovertyUK #HealthFoundation #SocialCareScandal #ZeroHoursExploitation #WagesMatter #ChildPoverty

DWP disability cuts branded 'catastrophic' as Liz Kendall unveils major changes Charities urged MPs to reject changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit, which the Government's own assessment said risked pushing people into poverty

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This is Shameful!
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#NoDisabilityCuts
#PovertyUK

Charities urge MPs to reject Kendall's changes to #PersonalIndependencePayment (#PIP) & #UniversalCredit, in which Govt's own assessment said risked pushing People into Poverty
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DWP disability cuts branded 'catastrophic' as Liz Kendall unveils major changes Charities urged MPs to reject changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit, which the Government's own assessment said risked pushing people into poverty

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This is Shameful!
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#NoDisabilityCuts
#PovertyUK

Charities urge MPs to reject Kendall's changes to #PersonalIndependencePayment (#PIP) & #UniversalCredit, in which Govt's own assessment said risked pushing People into Poverty
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Liz Kendall to face Labour MPs as government braces for huge benefits revolt Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to address the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) ahead of a major vote this month on cuts to sickness and disability benefits

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#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#NoDisabilityCuts
#SaveWFA
#PovertyUK

Work & Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to address the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) ahead of a Major Vote this month on cuts to Sickness & #DisabilityBenefits

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Liz Kendall to face Labour MPs as government braces for huge benefits revolt Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to address the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) ahead of a major vote this month on cuts to sickness and disability benefits

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#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#NoDisabilityCuts
#SaveWFA
#PovertyUK

Work & Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to address the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) ahead of a Major Vote this month on cuts to Sickness & #DisabilityBenefits

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Lord John Bird urges government to step up on poverty to head off Reform threat Bird warns that unless the government acts now, they will not hold back the rise of Reform at the next general election.

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#PovertyUK
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#Scrap2ChildPolicy

Lord John Bird urges Govt to step up on POVERTY to head off Reform Threat

Bird warns that unless Govt acts now, they will not hold back the rise of Reform at the next #GeneralElection
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Lord John Bird urges government to step up on poverty to head off Reform threat Bird warns that unless the government acts now, they will not hold back the rise of Reform at the next general election.

#ToriesGone317

#PovertyUK
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#Scrap2ChildPolicy

Lord John Bird urges Govt to step up on POVERTY to head off Reform Threat

Bird warns that unless Govt acts now, they will not hold back the rise of Reform at the next #GeneralElection
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#Labour
#PovertyUK
#ChildPoverty
#NoDisabilityCuts
#AusterityKills
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal

#SaveWFA
#Scrap2ChildPolicy

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These are the 42 Labour MPs who have called for Starmer to abandon disability benefit cuts “The planned cuts of more than £7bn represent the biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity"

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#Labour #Change
#PovertyUK
#ChildPoverty
#NoDisabilityCuts
#AusterityKills
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal

#SaveWFA
#ScrapTheCap

These are the 42 Labour MPs who have called for Starmer to abandon #DisabilityBenefitCuts
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These are the 42 Labour MPs who have called for Starmer to abandon disability benefit cuts “The planned cuts of more than £7bn represent the biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity"

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#Labour #Change
#PovertyUK
#ChildPoverty
#NoDisabilityCuts
#AusterityKills
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal

#SaveWFA
#ScrapTheCap

These are the 42 Labour MPs who have called for Starmer to abandon #DisabilityBenefitCuts
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Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity Trussell is calling for an "essentials guarantee" to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating.

#ToriesGone305

#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Change

Ending #PovertyUK could save Britain £75bn a year...

Trussell is calling for an "essentials guarantee" to be embedded within #UniversalCredit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as Food & Heating
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Ending poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charity Trussell is calling for an "essentials guarantee" to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating.

#ToriesGone304

#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Change

Ending #PovertyUK could save Britain £75bn a year...

Trussell is calling for an "essentials guarantee" to be embedded within #UniversalCredit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as Food & Heating
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Andy Burnham tells Labour to set major new target to help end housing crisis Andy Burnham said delivering new social housing would stop children being forced to live in mouldy and damp homes with soaring levels of kids living in temporary accommodation

#ToriesGone299
#NeverReform

#PovertyUK

Andy Burnham tells Govt to set major New 🎯 to help end #HousingCrisis

Delivering New #SocialHousing would stop Children being forced to live in Mouldy & Damp Homes with soaring Levels of Kids Living in Temporary Accommodation
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Andy Burnham tells Labour to set major new target to help end housing crisis Andy Burnham said delivering new social housing would stop children being forced to live in mouldy and damp homes with soaring levels of kids living in temporary accommodation

#ToriesGone298
#NeverReform

#PovertyUK

Andy Burnham tells Govt to set major New 🎯 to help end #HousingCrisis

Delivering New #SocialHousing would stop Children being forced to live in Mouldy & Damp Homes with soaring Levels of Kids Living in Temporary Accommodation
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Theresa May binned the UN report on #PovertyUK in 2019.
I wonder what UKG will do with this report from Amnesty?

Trussell launches ‘Football vs Hunger’ campaign to stamp out hunger in Scotland It's not right that so many people can’t afford to feed their families and need to turn to food banks.

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Govt has Duty of Care 2 STAMP OUT #PovertyUK!
#AusterityKills

Trussell launches ‘Football vs Hunger’ campaign to STAMP OUT Hunger in Scotland

It's not right that so many people can’t afford to feed their Families & need to turn to #FoodBanks
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Trussell launches ‘Football vs Hunger’ campaign to stamp out hunger in Scotland It's not right that so many people can’t afford to feed their families and need to turn to food banks.

#ToriesGone281

Govt has a Duty of Care to STAMP OUT #PovertyUK!
#AusterityKills

Trussell launches ‘Football vs Hunger’ Campaign to STAMP OUT Hunger in Scotland

It's not right that so many People can’t afford to feed their Families & need to turn to #FoodBanks
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Kevin Maguire: 'Benefit Snatcher Rachel Reeves can expect no mercy from rebels' 'Deciding to balance the books on the backs of the poor and vulnerable is a bad political choice that will boomerang on Reeves and the Labour Government,' writes The Mirror's Kevin Maguire

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#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#PovertyUK

'Deciding to balance the books on the backs of the poor & vulnerable is a bad political choice that will boomerang on Reeves & the Labour Govt,' | Kevin Maguire
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Kevin Maguire: 'Benefit Snatcher Rachel Reeves can expect no mercy from rebels' 'Deciding to balance the books on the backs of the poor and vulnerable is a bad political choice that will boomerang on Reeves and the Labour Government,' writes The Mirror's Kevin Maguire

#ToriesGone265

#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#PovertyUK

'Deciding to balance the books on the backs of the poor & vulnerable is a bad political choice that will boomerang on Reeves & the Labour Govt,' | Kevin Maguire
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Cruel cuts to disability support: the Prime Minister needs to hear from your MP Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government is making huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more lik...

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#PovertyUK

73% of Brits think our Social Security System should ensure Disabled People can cover the Cost of Essentials!

Please Write/Sign/RT the Open Letter to your MP telling the PM to rethink Planned Cuts to Social Security! Thanks 👇
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Cruel cuts to disability support: the Prime Minister needs to hear from your MP Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government is making huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more lik...

#ToriesGone259

#PovertyUK

73% of Brits think our Social Security System should ensure Disabled People can cover the Cost of Essentials!

Please Write/Sign/RT the Open Letter to your MP telling the PM to rethink Planned Cuts to Social Security! Thanks 👇
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...

Cruel cuts to disability support: the Prime Minister needs to hear from your MP Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government is making huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more lik...

#ToriesGone258

#PovertyUK

73% of Brits think our Social Security System should ensure Disabled People can cover the Cost of Essentials!

Please Write/Sign/RT the Open Letter to your MP telling the PM to rethink Planned Cuts to Social Security! Thanks 👇
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...

Cruel cuts to disability support: the Prime Minister needs to hear from your MP Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government is making huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more lik...

#ToriesGone258

#PovertyUK

73% of Brits think our Social Security System should ensure Disabled People can cover the Cost of Essentials!

Please Write/Sign/RT the Open Letter to your MP telling the PM to rethink Planned Cuts to Social Security! Thanks 👇
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...

Liz Kendall confronted by angry Labour MPs over cuts - 'show more compassion' Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall faced the fury of Labour backbenchers as she announced plans to slash £5billion a year from the benefits bill by tightening eligibility rules

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#Labour #Change

Shameful!
#PIP #DWP
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#AusterityKills
#PovertyUK
#SocialMobility
#FoodBanks
#ChildPovertyIsCriminal
#TaxTheSuperRich

Liz Kendall confronted by furious Labour MPs over DWP Cuts - 'show more compassion'
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