Latest editorial
THE TORIES’ universal credit (UC) policy may actually cost more to run than the benefit system it replaces, according to a damning report published today by the National Audit Office (NAO).
The government’s flagship benefits policy — which replaces six “legacy” benefits including jobseeker’s allowance and housing benefit — has been widely criticised as “cruel” and “disproportionate” and for creating a “hostile environment” for claimants.
The NAO has now issued a scathing report, finding that since UC’s introduction there had been an increase in rent arrears and the use of foodbanks.
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
