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More unpaid carers live in the most deprived areas of England and Wales than the very richest regions. welfaresentinel.com/2023/02/… via @WelfareSentinel
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Jobless could be forced to attend a two-week intensive job-training programme. welfaresentinel.com/2023/02/… via @WelfareSentinel
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Severely disabled benefit claimants deprived of thousands in unpaid benefits, court hears welfaresentinel.com/2023/02/… via @WelfareSentinel
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Latest #homelessness figures "must act as a wakeup call for Nicola Sturgeon and her ministers", says charity. welfaresentinel.com/2023/01/… via @welfare_weekly
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Public consultation launched on Scottish #disability benefit welfaresentinel.com/2023/01/… via @welfare_weekly
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Real #unemployment three times higher than official figures suggest, says thinktank. welfaresentinel.com/2023/01/… via @welfare_weekly
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Benefit reforms have pushed people into low-paid part-time work, with little hope for career or wage progression. welfaresentinel.com/2023/02/… via @welfare_weekly
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Over 100 #health leaders and campaigners have expressed alarm over rising child #foodpoverty and insecurity in a letter to PM @RishiSunak . welfaresentinel.com/2023/02/… via @welfare_weekly
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Want to help get fair treatment for those in the #welfaresystem? Sign up to our training & learn to challenge unfair or discriminatory practices, especially those that reduce people’s benefits below subsistence levels. 📍 online 📆 27 Feb - 2 March 🎟️⤵️ publiclawproject.org.uk/even…
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Nine Million UK Adults Forced To Live In ‘Dickension Conditions’ This Winter welfareweekly.com/2022/12/29… via @Welfare_Weekly
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One energy prepayment-meter customer cut off every ten seconds welfareweekly.com/2023/01/12… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Cold homes kill over a thousand people as families struggle to stay warm welfareweekly.com/2023/01/19… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Did you - or those you work with - ask the #DWP to stop taking repayments of #hardshippayments and they refused? 🔷You may be entitled to a refund🔷 A new DWP scheme has been set up for applications. Deadline: 19 June 2023. Learn more: bit.ly/3X5WuoD
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#DWP join with #SKY to offer cheap #broadband to people on #benefits welfareweekly.com/2023/01/17… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Shocking 74% rise in number of homeless people in temporary accommodation welfareweekly.com/2023/01/11… via @Welfare_Weekly
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DWP announce more details on next round of #costofliving payments welfareweekly.com/2023/01/03… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Thousands of families on #UniversalCredit face 80% #tax deduction welfareweekly.com/2022/12/28… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Millions of people in the UK are living in cold damp homes this winter, according to new research. welfareweekly.com/2022/12/29… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Universal Credit childcare costs preventing parents from working, say MPs. welfareweekly.com/2022/12/20… via @Welfare_Weekly
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Which of these UK taxes is the most regressive?
38%Council Tax
43%VAT
11%Income Tax
8%National Insurance
37 votes • Final results
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