Budget 2010: Cutting Benefits by Stealth
Thursday, June 24th, 2010 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Homelessness, Inequality, Livelihoods, Welfare reform | 6 Comments »The headline announcements were bad enough. Largely due to the increase in the highly regressive VAT, it is, as the IFS put it, ‘likely that the overall impact of [the Budget’s taxation] measures was regressive’. George Osborne’s claims that this ...
Recognise and reward those who care
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 by Kate Kewley Posted in Livelihoods, Voluntary work, Welfare reform | 1 Comment »Carers’ Week, 14th – 25th June Coinciding with Refugee Week, this week is also Carers’ Week, a chance to recognise the enormous contribution to society made by the six million unpaid carers in the UK, as well as to highlight the ...
Keep remembering that we have a choice in how we get out of this mess
Monday, June 14th, 2010 by Moussa Haddad Posted in Equality, Inequality, Livelihoods, Welfare reform | No Comments »Writing in Saturday’s Guardian, Polly Toynbee threw an interesting perspective on what promises to be the biggest debate in politics over the next few years – deficit reduction. So far, the arguments have largely been about the ‘when’ – which ...
Welfare in the UK (Oxfam on Newsnight)
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by Ben Morgan Posted in Attitudes, Livelihoods, Welfare reform | 1 Comment »Do watch this video of Oxfam's Kate Wareing facing BBC Newsnight's first incarnation of their rather imposing 'Star Chamber', to defend current benefit levels in UK and argue for meaningful and positive reform of the UK's welfare system. I thought it ...
Join Oxfam at Refugee Week!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Krisnah Poinasamy Posted in Asylum-seekers, Attitudes, Equality, Livelihoods, Refugees | 9 Comments »Oxfam was founded to provide relief to refugees in Europe. Today we believe it’s vital to provide sanctuary to those in need, and we’re keen to highlight the positive impacts refugees make right here in Britain. Next week is Refugee ...
Does having less money mean you participate less in society?
Friday, June 4th, 2010 by Will Horwitz Posted in Attitudes, Livelihoods, Welfare reform | 3 Comments »As a local charity working directly with 30,000 east London residents every year, Community Links often get approached by the media with requests for ‘case studies’ – people on benefits looking for work, or struggling on low incomes, who are ...
