Tag Archives: Welfare Reform

Good on their Lordships

Posted on April 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday we heard some apparently conflicting news. Foodbank use is up by 30% and Unemployment is down to below 7%. The opposition parties were almost silent about the latter but the Government was equally silent about the former. The two … Continue reading →

Posted in Charities, Economics, Environment, Parliament and Democracy, Welfare Reform, Youth Issues | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

You couldn’t make it up!

Posted on February 21, 2014 by ianchisnall

The DWP is proposing to charge claimants for taking part in social security tribunals! This information has come from an 80 page document prepared by DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Civil Servants for the Government. According to reports in the Guardian … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Issues, Parliament and Democracy, Welfare Reform | Tagged , , | Leave a comment