Category: Universal Credit
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Why I support Universal Credit
20th November 2017In light of the current political and media interest in Universal Credit, I thought it would be useful to set out my thoughts on this, and why I support the roll out of University Credit, both from my perspective as a local councillor and as a former civil servant in the Department for Work &…
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Bridging the disability employment gap
13th March 2016There has been a lot of adverse comment, both on social media and elsewhere, regarding the recent cut to Employment Support Allowance (ESA) – much of it in the form of tedious memes about Tory MPs’ expenses claims (which now pass through an independent authority and, when looked into, usually account for paying staff). But such…
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DUNCAN SMITH, Rt Hon Sir Iain, MP (Con, Chingford & Woodford Green)
- Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
- Government
- HUTTON of FURNESS, John, Lord (Labour peer)
- Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA)
- Labour Party
- Lords, House of
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Universal Credit
- Welfare
- Work Capability Assessment
- Work Related Activity Group (WRAG)