Despite the government’s aim that Universal Credit will offer a simpler benefit system and tackle poverty, research has found that the reality is far from
‘Poverty in Scotland is rising, from an already unacceptably high level’ says the October 2019 report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). This report looks
Over the last decade, child poverty has been rising, and it’s projected to rise even further in coming years. This is according to the September 2019 paper from Child Poverty Action Group on our social security system.
The overall cost of a child up to age 18 (including rent and childcare) is £185,000 for lone parents (up 19% since 2012) and £151,000 for couples (up 5.5% since 2012).
‘Now is not the time for short-term public spending splurges, we need a long-term plan’ says the September 2019 report from the Centre for Labour
There were 62,000 homeless families living in temporary accommodation in England at the end of 2018. Among these families were 124,000 children. This according to
‘The DWP needs to abolish the 5 week wait for Universal Credit (UC)’ says the July 2019 report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Universal Credit.
‘Our housing system is in crisis and the causes and impacts of that crisis are gendered’ says the July 2019 report from the Women’s Budget Group.
An estimated 160,000 families have already been affected by the two-child limit to date; the majority are working families and the majority have just three children.
@EHRC have published their strategic plan for 2019-2022, which explains how they will protect and promote equality and human rights in Britain..
