Dying man told ‘get a job’ as DWP denies him any benefits
A terminally-ill man undergoing exhausting treatment for a brain tumour has been told to get a job by a heartless …
Tag Archives: Universal Credit
READ: Universal Credit and its direct causal links to longer NHS waits, higher council tax and more rough sleepers … – Speye Joe
This is revealing – and shocking. If you haven’t read Speye Joe before, read this now: From April 2012 to …
Deaths of homeless people hit record high – but Tories are STILL lying that they care
A record 726 homeless people died in 2018 due to Conservative government policies – and Tory mouthpieces Therese Coffey and …
Labour announces it will abolish DWP and re-establish DSS – in Iain Duncan Smith’s constituency
I used to work at the Department for Social Security, many years ago, and I have friends from those days …
DWP tried to force teen who can’t walk or talk to travel 25 miles for Universal Credit interview
If you’re thinking this was a simple mistake, think again. I do not doubt that the DWP official who ordered …
Here are a few highlights we can expect from the Labour conference
This weekend, Labour Party members and supporters meet for their annual conference. What can we expect to hear announced at …
This Job Centre graffiti shows how much we loathe the Tories’ flagship ‘benefit’
While we should not condone vandalism, I would suggest that the perpetrators of the graffiti outside Bootle Job Centre should …
Universal Credit: Mentally ill man asked how often he changes his underwear
Tory Britain. And they’re trying to claim Boris Johnson is the “People’s Prime Minister”? Pull the other one. A 35-year-old …
‘Universal Credit added so much stress that I did not need… It was at times unbearable’
More than half of Universal Credit claimants – and nearly half of those on ‘legacy’ benefits frozen by the Tories …
Universal Credit staff to strike this week – but not over the state of the so-called ‘benefit’
If you think Department for Work and Pensions staff in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Stockport are striking over the appalling state …