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Faith in Community Dundee retweeted
Good to talk to @eddiemair on @LBC On the scale of the new grant scheme vs cut to Universal Credit next week: 6 million families about to lose £20 a week. If they all manage to get a grant that’ll cover about £3.20 a week. Won’t buy a lot of food, heating, bus fares…
JRF responds to the Household Support Found announced today by @DWP.
@Helen_Barnard: "The temporary measure announced today will not fix the fundamental inadequacy of our social security system"
ALT A response from JRF's Deputy Director, Helen Barnard, to the Household Support Fund announced by the DWP.
Faith in Community Dundee retweeted
We're hosting a webinar with @sccscot for #ChallengePoverty Week exploring the overlapping issues of poverty & the climate emergency in relation to transport.
We'll hear from @PovertyAlliance, @UniteScotland & @FoEScot
🗓️ Fri 8th Oct. Book your place 👉 climatefringe.org/sccs-event…
Faith in Community Dundee retweeted
We're recruiting for a Regional Manager, this is an exciting role that will lead a team to ensure the delivery of high-quality support to people living across the East of Scotland with a family member in prison. For more information and to apply 👉 ow.ly/3Raz50GjgGE
Faith in Community Dundee retweeted
100 leading organisations across the UK wrote to @BorisJohnson urging the Government not to go ahead with the #UniversalCredit cut.
They are acutely aware of the damage the cut will cause.
The PM must listen to them and #KeepTheLifeline this October
jrf.org.uk/press/keep-the-li…
Faith in Community Dundee retweeted
'It's not just a figure to me, it's an engrained part of my survival.' Our latest blog post from Rose urges the government to stop the £20 cut to #UniversalCredit and #KeepTheLifeline
povertytruthcommission.blogs…
Faith in Community Dundee retweeted
“My rent has gone up. My nursery fees are going up, fuel is going up in price. My energy bills are increasing. The reality is, how does someone in my position find a spare £80 a month?"
We must protect families from harm.
We must #KeepTheLifeline
thesun.co.uk/money/16180411/…