Benefits
Sanctions protests target Tories and Labour
24 March 2015Protesters gathered outside job centres across Britain on Thursday of last week to speak out against benefit sanctions.
Resist Tory lies over benefits as day of action fights against sanctions
17 March 2015I’m waiting for a letter, and it’s terrifying. Like thousands of other people hit by the bedroom tax and other benefit cuts, I rely on a discretionary housing payment (DHP) from the council.
One law for the rich
24 February 2015The latest MPs’ scandal shows that there’s one law for the rich and another for the rest.
No to Tory scapegoating of benefit claimants
17 February 2015The Tories are attacking people on benefits in a vicious campaign to grab votes. Their “welfare week” involved scapegoating one group after another.
The state creates vicious drama of benefits raids
17 February 2015Dave Sewell examines how the government aims at turning people against the most vulnerable
Reports round-up
16 December 2014Benefit cap; teenage homelessness; nuclear power plant failures; and court to rule on midwives and abortion case
Benefit cuts are leaving people hungry
25 November 2014Attacks on welfare are forcing thousands of people to use food banks, a new report says.
News in brief
16 September 2014Homeless prisoners | Benefit justice | Cops let off by bosses
Tories suffer defeat over bedroom tax
09 September 2014The government was humiliated as it lost a vote on the bedroom tax last week. A private members’ bill from a Lib Dem backbencher got support from 304 MPs to 267.
Protest against Tory attacks on benefit claimants
09 September 2014Campaigners were set to target major job centres and government buildings in a day of action against benefit sanctions on Thursday of this week.
Killing the bedroom tax can help us beat other attacks on benefits
26 August 2014Benefit cuts are causing misery and despair—but we should be confident about fighting back, argues Eileen Short
New attacks lie behind Tory talk of protecting 'the family'
19 August 2014The government’s aim to look at how policy affects the family is pure hypocrisy, writes Sadie Robinson
Woman dies after benefits cut off - but Tory calls for new attacks
12 August 2014Annette Francis was owed hundreds of pounds due to the backlog caused by the government's move from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment. An inquest heard that the financial pressure led to her committing suicide. Now Work and Pensions Secretary Ian Duncan Smith is calling for even harsher changes to the benefit system.
Lib Dems attempt face-saving U-turn on bedroom tax
22 July 2014The coalition might have hoped to bury a new report on the impact of the bedroom tax by releasing it on the same day as a headline-grabbing reshuffle.
Barnsley freedom riders return unbowed
30 June 2014More than 100 people joined a freedom ride protest in Barnsley today, Monday. Disabled people, pensioners and their supporters gathered to lobby a meeting of the South Yorkshire Transport Executive.
British Social Attitudes survey shows Tory propaganda fails to remove support for poor
24 June 2014Latest British Social Attitudes Survey reveals diverse opinions on immigration and benefits—despite constant Tory scapegoating, reports Sadie Robinson
Crisis in Tory government's disability benefit 'reforms'
24 June 2014The government is under fire over the growing number of sick and disabled people going without benefits due to the backlog created by its tests.
Fury as Miliband bans jobless young people from benefits
19 June 2014Labour activists are reacting with fury at Ed Miliband’s plans to ban jobless young people from claiming benefits.
Activists meet to organise unity for benefits justice against Tory attacks on welfare
10 June 2014Campaigners from across Britain met in Manchester last Saturday to organise against Tory attacks on benefits. More than 80 people attended the national meeting of the Anti Bedroom Tax and Benefit Justice Federation.
Tory 'Help To Work' plan punishes unemployed people
29 April 2014People who have been unemployed for more than two years face punishing new rules from Monday of this week.
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